This Old Man

was at the post office this morning to pay some bills. as i was waiting for my turn, in came a old man. this guy must be in his mid 80s, could still stand upright, dress smartly but could not walk very well. he was queuing to pay his bills as well, a very independent chap. how often do we see such old people still so mobile.

it was great to see he didn't have to wait for a long time and he finished paying for his bill the same time as me although he came in 10 mins later. as we were leaving the the post office the same time as well, i thought i would delay myself a bit to see how he got here, half expecting him to have walked there or even have some who had driven him there. i was getting ready to 'curse' the son/daughter that made the old man go in to pay the bills.

guess what, he walked shuffled to a car and got in. an old lady (his wife ?) was waiting for him in the car.

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it's great to see him driving, but i was a bit shocked too. no offence but i sure wouldn't want to be driving behind him. when you're that old, your reaction is much slower. in Japan, the had a program to get older people to surrender their driving licenses as the were causing quite a lot of accidents.

having said that i sure admire his courage to still be independent and able to drive around at his age.