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The importance of ageing gracefully, and with dignity
I wish to live in a society where physical decline is not looked on with shame, and there is acceptance of the ravages of time
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Society as a whole must be able to see that ageing is a natural falling away, and react to it with empathy and acceptance, says the writer.
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I was walking to the mall with my cousin during the Chinese New Year weekend when we saw an elderly man in distress, trembling and leaning against a silver rubbish bin before his knees gave way. As he fell to the ground, his slipper flew across the tiled floor.
Shocked, I stood rooted to the spot, as my cousin and two bystanders rushed to the man’s assistance, lifting him off the ground and sitting him down on a bench.
