Author Topic: Elderly and Wisdom (Read 654 times)

Kephapaulos · « **on:** January 06, 2017, 01:13:16 AM »

A sad thing to see in our times is how the elderly of today are not always wise and virtuous as one might expect. Truly this is a cross to bear in families for traditional Catholics because naturally as someone advances in age, he should be growing in virtue and wisdom, but alas, this is not always the case nowadays.

nctradcath · « **Reply #1 on:** January 06, 2017, 07:03:11 AM »

You expect the children of the 60's who ushered in and accepted vatican 2 to have wisdom?

Kephapaulos · « **Reply #2 on:** January 06, 2017, 10:49:07 AM »

Indeed! That is what is so tragic about today too.

Cantarella · « **Reply #3 on:** January 06, 2017, 12:09:51 PM »

I notice this as well. In my early youth, I had hopes that older people would be somehow wiser. I thought that they knew something I did not. It was exciting! Today, I have come to the conclusion that foolishness is not a matter of age, but of character. I know many senior people nowadays who are blind to truth, stubborn, and continue making poor choices in life, especially those who do not have the Faith and have succuмbed to the evils of Liberalism. It is a very sad way to end your days on earth; when instead of nourishing wisdom and virtue, on a truly supernatural way, your mind and soul deteriorates in a sea of error, as your body irremediably decays.

I think this also has a lot to do with the time period we live in. Since most elderly of today were the godless revolutionaries of the XX century. For example, most mothers and grandmothers today were the feminists and activists of the 60's and 70's sɛҳuąƖ revolt. What else can you expect? unless a true miracle of divine grace occurs, these women are as blind today as they were before, when they made so many poor choices. Today they even may be worse, because they have to justify to themselves and to the world an entire life of sin so they choose to remain in blindness. Especially the ones who killed their babies in the womb, left their husbands and homes, or remained childless in the pursue of worldly careers. It is extremely difficult to come to repentance and change themselves, so they have to be even more stubborn and keep entertaining and defending these false ideas, because to recognize an entire life full of error, is a truly disheartening thing.

Truth is Eternal · « **Reply #4 on:** January 06, 2017, 12:53:40 PM »

Quote from: Cantarella

I notice this as well. In my early youth, I had hopes that older people would be somehow wiser. I thought that they knew something I did not. It was exciting! Today, I have come to the conclusion that foolishness is not a matter of age, but of character. I know many senior people nowadays who are blind to truth, stubborn, and continue making poor choices in life, especially those who do not have the Faith and have succuмbed to the evils of Liberalism. It is a very sad way to end your days on earth; when instead of nourishing wisdom and virtue, on a truly supernatural way, your mind and soul deteriorates in a sea of error, as your body irremediably decays.

I think this also has a lot to do with the time period we live in. Since most elderly of today were the godless revolutionaries of the XX century. For example, most mothers and grandmothers today were the feminists and activists of the 60's and 70's sɛҳuąƖ revolt. What else can you expect? unless a true miracle of divine grace occurs, these women are as blind today as they were before, when they made so many poor choices. Today they even may be worse, because they have to justify to themselves and to the world an entire life of sin so they choose to remain in blindness. Especially the ones who killed their babies in the womb, left their husbands and homes, or remained childless in the pursue of worldly careers. It is extremely difficult to come to repentance and change themselves, so they have to be even more stubborn and keep entertaining and defending these false ideas, because to recognize an entire life full of error, is a truly disheartening thing.

I try to remind these people to deal with their past in hopes of pleasing God and avoiding Hell. They just won't do it.

Most of my anger issues (I am not excusing myself) into adulthood are from being told as a child to respect my elders as if they know better when all those years I knew they were hypocrites and always lying to me.

Lighthouse · « **Reply #5 on:** January 06, 2017, 07:03:01 PM »

Try not to be so silly. In any given era, only a small number enter Heaven. There never was a time when there was a mass pool of wise elders. Earthly knowledge is not a guarantee of heavenly knowledge. Worry about yourself without trying to pass judgement on some other mass of societal structure, which may increase or decrease, or become enamored of differing favorite sins.

Most of every generation fails for the same reasons. I can't find a beatitude that says. "Blessed are the elders for they shall know God".

Or are you saying, "it's not our fault. We had a bad bunch of of old people to work with"?