Good Things Come in Old Packages
Right from an early age, we get a clear message from the world around us that being old isn’t so great, at least in Western society. Our mothers worry about getting wrinkles and use day creams, night creams, vitamin creams and highly scientific, or perhaps natural and organic, concoctions to cover up the visible signs of ageing. Our fathers often resist retirement. I remember my Nana once saying to a young garage attendant, “I am not an old woman! I can do that myself!”, as he offered to help her with the fuel pump. She was about 80 years old at the time. »
