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Pag THE HERALD 1977 JOYCE BEATON How do you see yourself at 80 How do you see yourself as an old person Who I age do you consider Is old Would you cringe the thought of ever being referred to as a senior At age ore we old Old age creeps up on us We notice it first In lack of physical strength We become tired not necessarily mental fatigue but rather losing the means of getting around easily Sometimes old people arc victims of the limitations they put upon themselves When they were younger they thought a nursing home or old age home was a place you went to die They put a celling on their lives They remember how their parents were at their age or how a beloved uncle became senile and are sure they will do the Will you be alone- The first years of our lives we don t think much about growing old When wo do our thoughts are very revealing Some of us see ourselves as very lonely people sitting passively In our little rooms waiting to die Others feel age releases some of the Inhibitions and enables us to speak our minds freely with nothing to lose I see myself with time for myself Time to dream Time to do what want to do when I want to do it Obviously a sign I must Feel restricted now 1 envision a time when I can taunt convention write what I want to when I want to Age seems to be a lessening of responsibilities and a lime of freedom ill jouftU free Then why don old people feel free Perhaps they are victimized by society that expects them to act in a certain way When they are no longer physically able to care or themselves we provide homes for them We also provide the rules At a time in our lives when we need love and physical contact more than ever before we are deprived of It If we don have our families around us to kiss us who will If we are lonely who will hold us In their arms while we fall asleep Why do we insist upon segregating the sexes because they become old What business is it of ours to restrict sexual activity if that s what needed Why do we insist people keep busy Why do we consider it sad to see old people silting doing nothing With their busy days behind them what wrong with gazing out the window reliving some of the happy times of long ago What wrong with pulling the pictures out of the album time and time again Is the word senility a convenient peg upon which to hand the nonconformity of the aged Old people ore the completion of the 10yearold child the sophisticated young person and the established middleaged Their hearts still yearn and their feelings can still be hurt In most cases It just the body that wears out but our mental condition can affect our physical Will be bored Loneliness boredom and depression can be the plague of old age The time to prepare ourselves for this inevitable state Is now I don mean financial preparation but envisioning ourselves as old people I heard of a lady who was visited by a conscientious young curate Inviting her to a weekly meeting at the church where we have a number of elderly ladies meeting for prayer talk and tea Her reply was No thank you I don care for the company of elderly ladies I prefer to associate with young people She was at the time Joyce Beaton books Alive and Well S3 and Now It My Turn are available from Golden glow Publications Box 134 Milton Ontario and at the Book Shop and Kobe Nook in Georgetown Two Y directors return from Peru visit Three guest skaters at local ice carnival Two Georgetown board members relumed from visiting In Lima Pirn full of enthusiasm for a project planned there Bruce Dull and Tom Johnson of Georgetown who returned home from the five trip Jan II wlll show slides and relate their ex piriencLS at the local annual meeting Feb They accompanied executives Whittle of Doug McEwan of St and Marlon of Hamilton on a military aircraft to South America to about the needs of their Peruvian A project which Mr Johnson described as the most articulate document I ve ever rind outlines a pyramid plan to help educate the many impoverished peasants composed of families living In roofless bamboo huts or 10 10 adobe structures access to one water faucet are common sold Mr Johnson who the majority arc im 1 1 Icrate peasants The page report by two sociologists ixpluins the slate of Lima and detail the staff money time and material requirements to improve the of through educating unskilled labourers tor example the present triasurcr of one of Peru Ys was once a slum peasant who through contacts and self help now owns a travel agency works as a stock broker and speaks four languages Another former ghetto resident educated himself through the and at the age of 35 owns a construction com and an elegant home attended by servants The Lima Ys project In conjunction with Canadian Is geared to duplicate these achcivements on a large Using the pyramid system the educated will troln the unskilled who in tum will teach others marketable To make this project sue ccsaful Canadian aid in the form of money and materials is needed The Canadian International Association or government bonks may arrange to transfer money to Lima since mall service Is unreliable sold Mr Johnson Another alternative Is sending goods since prices there ore inflated or example Mr Johnson said a pocket calculator bought at a Georgetown department store for Is worlh In South Similarly a Dodge Van truck costing up to to here Is priced at there he added Other supplies needed In Lima located in a desert include row materials and equipment for building and decent homes and wells Lima is a crowded city with a few factories surrounded by a large agricultural area While monetary support for the mass training project slated to begin September Mr Johnson said North Americans eon also benefit by adopting some of the American He round the attitude dlf difficult to vcr but said the people in making Knowing those people was a very moving experience which I II never forget said Mr Johnson who described them as open and demon Although there Is alot of corruption people accept each other and afraid to show and emotion he OPENING SOON HALTON PIZZA SERVING GEORGETOWN N0RVAL GLEN WILLIAMS Figure Skating Club announced that Guest Skaters at the carnival That Entertainment will be Kevin Parker 1976 Novice Mens Champion of Canada and Kris Barber and Patricia Flct 196 Novice Dance of Kevin Parker won the Junior Mens Championship for Cent ral Canadian held al in Januiry 1977 This week Kevin is compel in the Junior Mens I- vent at the Canadian Champion ships being held in Alberta Kris Barber and Fletcher have moved up to Ihi Dance after placed third In Section and Divisional will also be in this week compel ing in the Skating With bit of luck Hilton Hills residents v ill be of them on television the being Kevin Kris and mil be in Fib in I 13 to entertain area result In Hi iboe Tcrrl 1aml ind practise for thi Tickets for Ihe lunl are fast club in lid 35th annual meeting held by craft group Cemetery group seeks Halton plot approvals Toronto General Burying Grounds has approached reg council seeking tion allowing it to purchase land in Halton for cemeteries Regional council last delayed action on a request from the body seeking further Information on why it sought Halton approval Our preliminary studies Indicate to us that current population growth combined with population projections for relative short term will leave some communities in regions as and Peel without adequate and cremation facilities General Manager F Clark said In a letter tabled last week at administration committee Toronto General Burying Grounds is a non profit or gam established In and administered by a board of seven trustees for use by re dents of Toronto and rounding districts There are no shareholders and all money received is used for the administration upkeep development and per care of the properties Mr Clark said The board administers nine facilities in Toronto Scar borough North York and Vaughan Township Develop meat is taking place for new properties 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