Life as a senior citizen.

As we go through our golden years ,suddenly it dawns on us that we have gone through a lot to be where we are today.Looking at our children and grandchildren we realise that today we have more time to give to them as we are no longer slaves to time and the demands of our jobs. Being at this age frees you from all the worries which we see the younger ones go through today.Its a blessing to be free of all the encumbrances which comes with living.No need to worry about budgeting or saving and each day when you open your eyes and see daylight there is the gratitude which comes from you being given another day. We do not realise that seniors enjoy quite a lot of benefits.I never expected that some one would give up his seat for me or that so many people call me "Uncle'. That shows that society still has some thought and consideration for the seniors.Though sometimes we do not realise that we have aged a look at the mirror every now and then will remind us that we cant fight time but then what is wrong with growing old and enjoying your golden years ? When we were young we were so wrought up with our mission of discovering ourselves and making a life for our family that we had little time for anything else.Perhaps we missed the real joy of seeing our children growing up or spending more time with each other as a family.Today, we try to make sure that we have enough time with the grandchildren and we certainly do not want to miss out on the joys of watching them grow mentally and physically. As seniors we have found peace of mind and a sense of contentment knowing that we have done all that we can do and now its a matter of just living the remaining years of our life the way we want it to be lived.There is no longer a feeling of wanting to achieve anything because we know we do not have the time or opportunity to do so.We have our share of regrets but we no longer sit and fret over it .There is the peace of mind which all the money in the world cannot buy.Our needs have become more simple and accommodating and there is no longer the envy of what others have and we do not.No more hankering for food or travel .What is important is to have the time to do what you could not do before. Many seniors would spend their time in pursuit of the hobbies which they did not have time to do in their younger days.Gardening is a popular hobby as the seniors claim that pottering in the garden is good for the soul and is also a healthy way to pass time. Some places do give specials to seniors.There is a golf club in KL which ha s special offers for seniors twice a week and another one which gives you a red flag that enables you to go onto the fairway ( most clubs dont allow buggies onto the course)so sometimes when we play golf its nice to know that there are clubs which do give due consideration for seniors. There is I guess only one little thing which bothers all seniors and that is when do you go and how do you go?But accepting that fact that this is something beyond your control we just have to enjoy the remaining years of our life as best as we can and be grateful that we are healthy and not a burden to our loved ones !