The kindness of the elderly can be humbling. With age and infirmity will come for some a softening of attitude, a benevolence that was in times past obscured by both the habits of personality and the prejudices of others.
An older sick man can break through the nonsense of life and speak to the heart.
Such a person will leave you remorseful at times for old misperceptions too long held, remorseful for opportunities lost that could have led to deep understanding, truth and love. Such a person resorts to the truth when he speaks, and the truth has a way of liberating anyone who speaks it or who opens his ears to hear it.
Such a person leaves one grateful for life, love and relationship.
I believe you know of what I am speaking if you have had this experience: the kindness of truth from the elderly and frail among us.
They are Jesus.
