The effect on elders is now on
the stage again going along
with the hot season. But, of course,
we are all so busy looking for a
high standard of comfort, our car,
our summer holidays that we
remain selfish.
But, for once, why don’t we go
for a change. Indeed, nobody is
requesting that we act as Soeur
Thérèsa!
We simply are going to open
our eyes and look around in our
building or our suburbs, to
check if an elderly person is
alone. This is frequent during summer time.
What can we do?
- A telephone call to check if everything is OK.
- Just a smile.
- A short visit in order to open a bottle of water. Do not smile, it is easy for you but…
- A few minutes to share some drinks that you brought.
We also may ask someone to share the task and, who knows, create
a new friendship.
Making SOLIDARITY a real way of being is also, in a sense, recreating
a family in order to compensate the one we lost due to the present
lifestyle.
