The Elderly & The Internet
Ever aware that Aging slows down and limits Activity and Mobility, as a Senior Citizen myself, I marvel at the boundless opportunities attendant with the Internet. Beyond E-mailing (which addresses the basic need to communicate), the Wealth-of-Information, derived from Internet Surfing, has made me (with an inquisitive mind) earn and enjoy - doing Internet-based Research with little effort.
Sharing my limited self-learned Internet lessons, I started to provide 2-hr Morning Tutorials ("Internet Class for Seniors") among my Elderly Friends residing nearby my residence (Meteor Homes Subdivision, Marikina City, Philippines) where I have my 11-seat Internet Cafe situated. Picked up and brought back home in my old VW Kombi as our Seniors' School Bus; taught to move the Mouse and place the Curser as needed; typing the Keyboard; discovering the ease of Emailing & Surfing - my Elderly Students (completing their 20 hours Hands-on Internet Course) found themselves Internet-empowered discovering endless opportunites in new Horizons-of-Life relative to their own respective interests.
Given the above, I believe that Internet-enabled Senior Citizens (residing all over the World) could continue being connected with Family & Friends regardless of distance and could remain relevant to our ever-changing World. In so doing, Life's Longivity need no longer become a boring meaningless wait for Life's Mortal End.
posted by manilaman at 2:43 PM
4 Comments:
Hi Ernie. I just got your comment in my cyberfair.ph page. I will organize something this May.
That's great Janette. When you've got that "something" ready, perhaps linking-up with Filipino Senior Citizen groups and with legislators promoting Seniors' Welfare would be helpful.
http://kidlatpagong.blogspot.com/2009/04/senior-citizens-act-mockery-of-reality.html
Kidlat Pagong,
Yes, we Seniors-of-Today have a lot to blame for Philippine Society's ills. But let us also recognize the lifetime efforts of many Seniors who gave their best. Despite all difficulties prevailing today, Caring-for-the-Elderly is one Filipino Tradition with a salvific value. Life is not all economics.
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