Elders: kids in an old body

Today is a Jewish holiday, Rosh Hashana. In the building that i work at, its predominately Jewish. Therefore, there were alot of ppl coming by to have dinner, and alot of families getting together. But the most that i noticed was the elders. There were alot of older ppl coming to see thier children and grandchildren to share this holiday. One thing tho that really caught my eye was how these children, treated thier elders, their grandparents. They had to speak to them as if they were children again. An older man, who I'm sure is a grandfather, spoke to his mother, as if she was the child. He would say: "This way mother..." "Yes, into the elevator now" "Be careful, hold my hand" It was almost like taking care of a child. And the elder will walk real slow with her walker, just like a baby when its learning its first steps. My mom once told me, we come into this world as a child, and we leave as a child. We grow the tallest we can, and as the year take toll we start to shrink again. Whats the most interesting is, i bet all these elders now a days had such a nice life. I'm sure they can look back into their younger years and be proud. Feel proud of the accomplishments that they have. Sometimes we tke our grandparents, and great grandparents, if we have them, for granted. But if us Generation Y(1977-1997) and Generation Z (1997- to now) if we sat down with our elders and asked about thier youth, im sure they have a lifetime worth of stories, that wont sound old school and boring, but somewhat similars to ours. Just that they were able to enjoy it better, they took life at a slow pace(partly beacuse they had to), we want everything now, at the instant(partly becuase we are use to it). Money is always an issue, but i bet they did not fret about having the latest video game, or latest jordans. They didnt have so many extra things to waste thier money on. They enjoyed nature, they enjoyed lakes, and beaches. Our Generation doesnt know how to enjoy the outdoors. Everthing we do needs energy. To all the elders out there, i admire and envy your age. I wish i could go back to your days, and just have some plain ol good clean fun.