Helping Others and Birthday

This week, my wife and I helped out senior friends who were in need. One friend just needed help with moving items, and that is something that I am used to as I moved homes quite a bit within the last six years. Outside of something heavy like a refrigerator (which I did have to move with help from friends and family to my upstairs unit when I lived in Santa Ana) some mattresses are really tricky to move as they are just so awkward. Another friend that we had to help had issues with her legs, and she could not walk under her own power. We have been assisting her when we can, and her family also assists as well. It does demonstrate a cultural difference though in how we treat our elderly. For the most part over here, the elderly have to fend for themselves a lot of times with family helping just on occasion. In other countries and cultures, the elderly would have constant care from family.

My birthday was last week, and a did take the day off that day. For breakfast on my birthday, I went with my wife and parents to Polly’s Pies, which was surprisingly good. We skipped lunch, and my wife and I went with a friend of mine to Korean Barbecue for dinner. It was really good, but granted, it is hard to find a truly bad KBBQ place. This one that we went to though had really good service, and the food quality was also very good. Outside of that, I received a few birthday cards and happy birthday messages via text or social media. As we get older, that is really all we can expect at this point, and that’s fine.

There is satisfaction in helping others and getting older and wiser. People need to lean on others, especially as they get older, so forming bonds with family and friends will make others want to help.