Old People

I love old people. I think they are wise and intelligent. The things they say are usually very interesting, thing you don't really hear from anyone else. I work in a Pharmacy in Brooklyn, so i have a lot of interactions with old people. I see them every other day for several hours all speaking either Polish, English or Spanish. When you help them with something they get this joyful look of gratitude on their faces. After picking up their medications and making their way up to the register to check out, all they want to do is talk. They tell you their life story or what happened yesterday or whether or not they are in pain today. I'm not always in the mood to socialize but I feel like they need someone to talk to, so I become their target of torture. When old people walk into the pharmacy they always smile no matter what mood they're in. Even if they are in scorching pain they will still be nice to you and respect you no matter what age you are. I noticed it depends on one thing, if you are nice to them, they are nice to you.
I also see my grandparents quite often. It is said that your grandparents love you more than your actual parents. I don't know if i agree with that but sometimes it seems that way. If I do something bad, they are understanding and they won't yell. They try to teach me a lesson about it. To them, life isn't about punishment and arguments and grief, it's about what you have to do to make it better. I feel like everything my grandparents say is true. It's because they have lived so long and already gone through the problems and situations I have in life. Many times I don't believe what they say or won't take the advice they give me because I feel like my scenario is different and they just don't understand, but I always catch myself going back to what they said and accepting it. Every time I visit them or they visit me there is a sense of ease and relaxation. Everything is good and tensionless. I think they feel the same way about me about it, because it gives them a chance to talk to me and find out what's going on in life and how they can be of help.