𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒕𝒉

Ever thought about the cycle of life? We were once babies, now we grown and are now adults.. We keep surviving until eventually we meet our end.

I met Mama Dorcas today and it hit me differently that one day, I too will be very old and maybe experience the pangs of old age, grey hair, weak bones, shaky hands, poor eyesight and all that comes with old age.

As much as we all want to stay young forever, I term it as being delusional because as the years roll by, we are depreciating in vigour and gradually we too will grow weary and old.

Old age is a blessing, it comes with so much wealth of knowledge that is if one was able to amass lots of it, but then, it comes with so much pain and health challenges.

I went visiting Mama Dorcas who has been like my grandma though not biological, Mama Dorcas carried me when I was a baby, bathed me and was a part of my life while I was very young.

I know her to be very strong and active as a child, a no-nonsense woman, very industrious, a disciplinarian and a beauty to behold.

Today, Mama Dorcas is weak, even down with a partial stroke she uses a walking stick to aid mobility, she has a poor eyesight and her skin is already wrinkled. I paused for a moment to reflect.. just like babies, the aged ones too now need so much love, care and attention, they want to be told how much they mean to us, they find it hard to make certain decision and trust our judgment, they depend on us for their daily meal, and the list goes on.