Life Lesson #6 — People are Important
It was a bit out of the way and we did not have much time to spend with her but a 1 hour visit with my Grandmother is truly priceless for everyone involved. Reminiscing with family and friends is great for the soul and gives your life energy. It is usually undervalued and overlooked. Many of us forget how important it is to be with family.
Our elders are being completely undervalued. It is true that many are not up on the technology. If your grandparents use a computer usually it is for email and other simple things. That is OK. They need not be innovators to give good advice. They do not have to know all the technical data today to have useful advice.
What our elders can give us is pure wisdom. They have been there and done that. We have not evolved that much over the last decade or two that we should be so disconnected from old people. We put them in long term care homes and forget about them. They begin to feel like they are a burden to their family. Instead we should be visiting them, recording them, and getting to know your family history. It may just surprise you what your family has done in the past , what skills you have built into you.
Elders will be able to tell you how to avoid certain pitfalls that are present, and will be present forever. They can tell you how to deal with people. You can turn this lesson directly into sales. They can tell you how to apologize for mistakes. They have made many themselves and know how to deal with it. You can turn this directly into building relationships with loved ones. On that note they can tell you how to keep your spouse happy.
The point is this. Being with people is great for the soul. Being able to have special times and just being in the moment with them is absolutely priceless for your well being, not expecting anything, just enjoying their company.
