As we live our lives we gain experience. Everyone agrees that at the end of life we
have had the opportunity to see, hear and experience a unique set of lessons that
each of us own and want to share. Yes,
it can be said that life is a learning event.
The paradox lies in the fact that our ability to be
respected for what we know diminishes as one reaches the end of life. Others see us through their eyes making assumptions
that our life long developed beliefs are not credible because of our age. Statements like, “I’m not buying it, that old
fool only believes that because s/he knows that they are getting ready to die!”
become common. This issue
only gets exaggerated in cases where there has been a diagnosis of a terminal
illness or confrontation with certain near term death.
To find disesteem by those that we want to help the most creates
a sense of helplessness. In these
cases the result is that a possibly most credible resource is treated with the least
respect. What a waste!
Mitigation for this risk in life is to follow the following
model:
- . Learn from your elders early. You never know when they will be gone.
- . Develop your firm beliefs early in life so that you will not need to change as you get older.
- . Pray for guidance as often as you can.
The possibilities in life are ever changing
and you will need to make choices continually. Never forget, it is possible to choose wrong!
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