Learning from our elders

The other day I was up on a Native American Reservation, and I met a lady who was getting up there in age, the century mark. She told me one thing, one thing only. She said what ever path you take, remember that path can change any time- but can you? Well I thought about that for awhile. Today, I was giving a group for a senior citizen outfit, I started the group off with that very statement, what I learned from the lady at the reservation. As I was just getting ready to switch topics, a burst of conversation filled our tiny room with all these grey haired people. I kept hearing, path, 1929, 1938, and a litany of other dates, and events. I tried to raise my voice and get the attention back on me, the speaker. All that did, was make the voices louder. So I sat down, and I listened. Soon, everybody was listening to one person, she was 101. She talked very slow, and very quiet. We all had to scoot in to listen to her every breath. Then it hit, me. My group today was about me learning from them, not the other way around. Truth be told, in this group, the more I think about it, and write about it, was a learning tool for this writer. So I got out my pen, and began to write. Listening to every member, as we went around the room. The topic was path/change, and what I think to be true, hearing about how younger people waste their time trying to get things they don't need. Wow. I can still see the lady up at the reservation, talking to me like she knew I would be talking about this at a different time. Learning from our elders can be a wonderful thing! Stay in your health, stay in the moment.