Life's ironies

I was at the car park getting my parking ticket stamped and in walk this "old" lady .Seeing her perplexity I allowed her to jump queue and take the place in front of me.She thanked me and said " Sigh...nowadays we seniors cant depend on anybody but ourselves ".Her remarks struck me and as usual i would ponder over it. Yes too often we see old people having to do things for themselves.Driving , marketing , cooking , babysitting etc .It seems that the younger people not only cannot do these things but also have to depend on their parents and elders for all these things to be done. Can we not spare a thought for the poor seniors who have to lug the marketing basket every weekend and think of why not we do it for a change ? Can we not think of relieving the poor elders of some of the mundane chores which come with home making? Can we not take the trouble or make an effort to ensure that there is enough food in the house? Why do the seniors have to take all this responsibility?. Too often we have the " I have no time, I'm busy rationale > Rationale or excuse for a non caring attitude ? When we were young we were independent and managed all the home affairs on our own and somehow we managed to do it.Today , sadly enough when we ask for a little compromise or adjustment its not us who are thought of but themselves.Young people fail to look at the bigger picture.Sure at times a decision may create a little inconvenience for them but surely it can be offset by the advantage or comfort it brings to the elders. This is the difference .We elders will always put the interests and well being of the younger ones ahead of ours .We would rather do things on our own than to be dependent .Isn't it time our thinking goes the other way ?