Isolation Within the Elderly: The Melting Candles
A simple match lit the wick. Light born into the room. Aglow, it warmed the premises with its appearance anew. Fragrance frolicked to and fro from each corner of the room. With the light, all could see through and through. A trickle of wax dropped here and there with a similar loss of a few stares. Melting away, the blazing brilliance began to dull and the fiery fragrance escaped the home. Inhabitants, unknowingly, left the house with not even the thought of the candle’s douse. Although, at first, it hoped to survive, the flame now waited for its time to arrive. Just as a candle illuminates the sky when lit, a human being’s birth typically brightens the lives of those surrounding him/her. People are like melting candles. They begin as bright, lively flames with a purpose, but later wither away until their flame burns out. A maturing candle can be relit for everyone to enjoy, but some may struggle with no one to relight it. Similarly, as people hit the mark of old age, they typically need a helping hand or even just some company, but a lot of the time as little as a phalange …show more content…
With that said, rates of mental deformities are higher amongst isolated elders. In a study, The Pew research center discovered that “One-quarter of those living solo reported feeling depressed, versus only one in seven older adults residing with a spouse or other person” (Kleyman). An example of someone coping with depression was found in 78-year-old Robert Lyons who battles depression after losing his eight siblings and most of his friends. “It was a dark time for me… so I guess I went off into this depression thing,” he stated (Kleyman). The depression Robert Lyons lived with conspicuously developed through the isolation caused by his loss. With that said, isolation produces countless outcomes that vary with each specific
A simple match lit the wick. Light born into the room. Aglow, it warmed the premises with its appearance anew. Fragrance frolicked to and fro from each corner of the room. With the light, all could see through and through. A trickle of wax dropped here and there with a similar loss of a few stares. Melting away, the blazing brilliance began to dull and the fiery fragrance escaped the home. Inhabitants, unknowingly, left the house with not even the thought of the candle’s douse. Although, at first, it hoped to survive, the flame now waited for its time to arrive. Just as a candle illuminates the sky when lit, a human being’s birth typically brightens the lives of those surrounding him/her. People are like melting candles. They begin as bright, lively flames with a purpose, but later wither away until their flame burns out. A maturing candle can be relit for everyone to enjoy, but some may struggle with no one to relight it. Similarly, as people hit the mark of old age, they typically need a helping hand or even just some company, but a lot of the time as little as a phalange …show more content…
With that said, rates of mental deformities are higher amongst isolated elders. In a study, The Pew research center discovered that “One-quarter of those living solo reported feeling depressed, versus only one in seven older adults residing with a spouse or other person” (Kleyman). An example of someone coping with depression was found in 78-year-old Robert Lyons who battles depression after losing his eight siblings and most of his friends. “It was a dark time for me… so I guess I went off into this depression thing,” he stated (Kleyman). The depression Robert Lyons lived with conspicuously developed through the isolation caused by his loss. With that said, isolation produces countless outcomes that vary with each specific