How will we grow old ?

Oh wells.

The day started with my long trip back home from Woodlands. Stopped by Starbucks for a hot Mocha and then bought lunch back. Today was ok. Rushed all my work before crashing at about 5 pm till about 7. Skipped lunch. Too shagged out to eat. Last night was terrible. Slept at 3, woke up at 6, and then drifting in and out of sleep till 8.

Along the way, I was in this bus full of seniors. 90% of them are like above 50 years of age.
And I actually thought of how they struggle with the digital age. The information age. I guess it's tough for them to accept our laptops communicating wirelessly to this thing called the internet. And of course how we don't watch tv that much anymore, because we do it on our 'computers'.

Do you think we'll be as stubborn as them? Be as grumpy as them? It's sad innit. To be old and not useful anymore. Can't contribute much to the society as we become so weak. Younger ones shuffle in and out of their lives searching for meaning, effectively neglecting those who brought them into this world, of hard knocks.

Will we still tweet and be so addicted to our laptops and mobiles? Will we update our blog entries when we're old? With technology, can we connect a portable device so that we can be connected 24-7 to our parents? With it, may we be granted the permission to not need to visit them anymore?

Like I said, it's sad. Oh wells. Will we be as close minded as the previous generation? Given that we see more, we hear more, we're better educated, better informed?

What is this happyness which most of us are trying to achieve? What's this satisfaction which makes us so hungry and depressed all the time? What makes most elderly people's face sour by default?

I guess we're all trying. Trying hard in this life. All of us are trying to strive. So i guess try not to be too hard on your neighbours, friends, or even your children. They too have the rights to be happy, right?

Out.