About the most twilight years..

Dull memory, failing eyesight, hearing problems, feeble hands and dead beat legs. The vicissitudes of Old Age makes it different for Elderly people to have control on their time and activities . Their dependency on younger family member becomes necessary.

There are many challenges like living with bodily discomfort, to follow medical regimens firmly and to follow dietary advices are challenges which is faced by almost every Elderly.

According to G V Bijur – a retired government audit officer “Old Age and spirituality do hand in glove” while residing in the Octogenarian spends his day in reading spiritual books, meditating humself  and by practicing yoga, After retirement he became the member of spiritual organization. He says that his routine starts at 04:30 AM with meditation and watching spiritual programmes  on TV. And then after he goes to walk for a healthy and fit body.

Buying vegetables and groceries is a part of Bijur’s daily routine.  He reads and exercise after siesta. And in evening he watches Kannada teleserials.

“I have live life to its fullest. During the last days of my service, I helped 10-15 retired person, some of them hapless widows, to get their pension. That was my way of giving back to society” said Bijur, adding upon he said that he has donated many of his body organs to SDM Hospital. Bijur’s wife Jayalaxami who is 77 years old, cooks her self  for the family and has limited dependency on maids. They have 2 children who are married and well settled in Mumbai.

Rukminibai G- 91 year old Elderly women resides with her son. She informed that one of her favorite time pass is to narrate stories to her grandchildren. She goes for a small walk near the house and meets her age group people in the neighborhood. “To maintain good health, I take light food everyday”. Said she.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Making-the-most-of-their-twilight-years/articleshow/10204078.cms