“Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, dear [insert name here], happy birthday to you,” the most memorized song for any birthday always raises the question of age. The many more to come saying. It also brings ups to the dreaded question of, “how old are you now?” Then last it brings the question of when do adults become old. Malcom Cowley wrote his view of what a man turning 80 feels. Sometimes the way we view age has to do with our culture. No two people think alike, so not everyone looks at age with the same aspect. Age a touchy topic because it depends on people feel, what is taught and how an individual views age. Age, what a horrible word. Unless it is looked at in a bright light without wrinkles and fine lines. Malcom Cowley’s article The View from 80 he stated, “… when an old person became decrepit, it was time for him to go.” Decrepit is worn out or ruined because of ageing or neglect. Decrepit is a bad word to use for age. When it is time for people to go that means die; yes, people die.
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Everyone should be taught about what ageing really is the ups and the downs. That wrinkles come with the happy stories. Where one cultural may find belching an act of being rude at dinner another culture may find it flattering. Age can be treated like wine or it can be treated like poop. Some even find aging to be exciting like a child who states they are a big kid and do it by themselves is good. Though it can be looked at as a bad thing when taught that ageing leads to loneliness. No one wants to be alone, some may like to be alone but not all the time. As human beings people need social interaction. People want attention people want respect of their peers and those that are younger than them. Being taught age is a good thing means you going to have respect aging. Respect as in a feeling of deep admiration for something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or
Everyone should be taught about what ageing really is the ups and the downs. That wrinkles come with the happy stories. Where one cultural may find belching an act of being rude at dinner another culture may find it flattering. Age can be treated like wine or it can be treated like poop. Some even find aging to be exciting like a child who states they are a big kid and do it by themselves is good. Though it can be looked at as a bad thing when taught that ageing leads to loneliness. No one wants to be alone, some may like to be alone but not all the time. As human beings people need social interaction. People want attention people want respect of their peers and those that are younger than them. Being taught age is a good thing means you going to have respect aging. Respect as in a feeling of deep admiration for something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or