Blues and Blows of Christmas from an elderly's point of view

Considered the longest holiday season, Christmas, comes at a time when every person wishes for good things to happen. For Christmas 2011, this blogger hopes to present some insights abut it from the perspective of an elderly. Before this we tried to visit some website points about what an elderly has said about Christmas and what we found focused on what to give to them this Christmas and not what they have to say about the season.

So let us begin: 1) Being an elderly myself, we feel that Christmas is an opportunity to visit children who work in various places. Sometimes it does not come easy because some of the elderly still work (In the Philippines, 65 years old is the mandatory age to retire from work if the establishment is government - owned but  an elderly can keep working even after 65 in a private institution or if the elderly is an entrepreneur.) Still nothing can stop the elderly parent to "go and travel to as many places" at the same time take time to bond with adult children.

                      2) At a time when all the other months are spent to earn, Christmas is a special season to take things easy and go about the days with candidness. One's garden is always a nice place to visit every morning so even before one becomes an elderly, it is good to have your own hobby or niche so time is never enough for work or for play. 

                      3) They say a house is not a home unless the family makes it so with God's help. As the elderly, take the special role as the catalyst and the strong binding force to make it happen.

                      4) Elderly blues: When the siblings have conflicts and the elderly parent/s cannot do anything about it. When money is the main discussion and reason why Christmas is less feast-filled. When the chaos that is happening all around us begins to affect the condition inside one's home. . .  

                      5) Elderly blows: Every member in the family makes it a point to physically  and spiritually present rather than have presents. Let Christmas be and to let go because it is Christmas. Regardless of age, from the children to the elderly just come together in the truest spirit of Christmas where the Gift of Love is the all-embracing bond that makes the season worth our wait.

                     6) To you my friends and followers and to all our families - an elderly wish for more blows than blues this Christmas and prayer for a new year- 2012 - filled with even more blows than blues. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!