Grandchildren

When I was about 17 or so, one of my best friends were talking about her goals for the future. She said that if she was going to become old, she would like to have collected fine crystal and silver and be living in a beautiful place.

Me on the contrary, I thought that even if I had all that, it wouldn't stop me from being a lonely old woman. So, I said "I want to become wise". I thought that it would make my grandchildren want to come and see me. I wanted to become a person to whom they could bring their problems to get some advice.

Now I am witnessing how my older generation is doing in that aspect. I see that their grandchildren don't want to go there. They think it's boring. They also feel that there is someone who always knows everything best. Who even knows what's best for them.. That persons feeling is all that matters, not their feelings.

There is however one exception; someone who want to visit his grandparents. A little guy who realize that he doesn't have many grandparents, and he really want to be with them as long as they are around. He misses his grand-dad, and he feels really sorry for his dad who hasn't got any parents any longer.

So I guess it is all about the grandchildren and what they need...