OCT 1, 24 .. SENIOR CITIZENS..
Let’s begin here with a Friends of Bill Post that we published last Sunday, September the 29th on Google blogspot A.A.
https://aaphotoshere.blogspot.com/2024/09/sep-29-24-alcohol-linked-to-six-types.html
If you choose to look at the above Post, you will read a very interesting article that states : Drinking alcohol is linked to six types of cancer, experts say: “It’s toxic.”
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Don’t forget that NATIONAL TODAY / NATIONAL DAY CALENDAR.. Are the sources of most, but not 100%, of the information on our various “Days”.
How could Patti and I, at ages 84 and 88, NOT look at the below “Day”?
The International Day of Older Persons falls on October 1st.
We’re fortunate to have older people around us, whether they’re family, friends, or just general acquaintances.
Older people can often be fonts of wisdom, experience, and storytelling. They can inspire us to continue striving — or warn us of dangers we’re unaware of. We should look to them for guidance whenever and wherever possible. Unfortunately, far too often we tend to forget — or, worse, downright ignore — the older people in our lives.
Back in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 213 (III) concerning a draft declaration on the rights of the elderly. The subject of the position of the elderly or aged or older persons in society had received incidental attention in the General Assembly of the
United Nations and 5 bodies were specifically concerned with social questions concerning the elderly.
Then, to continue to highlight the situation of older persons, the United Nations established the “World Assembly on Aging.”
The U.N. seeks to promote “the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by older persons.”
Almost 900 million people in the world are older than 60. By 2050, 2 billion people — or 22 percent of the planet’s population — will be that age. In fact, by 2050 — for the first time in human history — there will be more people over 60 than there are children in the world.
According to a recent study, most people are happiest in youth and then once they reach their 70s and 80s. Most people reported that they were the least happy in middle age.
“Our Day” Tid-Bits..
The United Nations adopted October 1 as the International Day of Older Persons. About 10 months later, the world observed the first-ever International Day of Older Persons on October 1, 1991.
Take the time to get to know an older person, even one right in your own family, we may see them in a new light and learn something about ourselves in the process.
There’s a lot that can be done to make life easier for older people. Find out about organizations in your area that work with the elderly and see what you can do to help.
The United Nations says “enhanced attention to the particular needs and challenges faced by many older people is clearly required.” It’s important to recognize, as the U.N. also says, “the essential contribution the majority of older men and women can continue to make to the functioning of society.”
According to the U.N., life expectancy worldwide rose from 46 to 68 years between 1950 and 2010. It’s expected to rise to 81 by the end of this century.
There you have it!
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Cap and Patti