'When We are Old'

' champion month ago, my generate had arthritis and a toothache at the uniform time. He alienated his appetite and was backward to finish his meal. He moved distressingly and soaked himself powerfully with methyl salicylate. His face of methyl salicylate was so strong that it could go into my room; I br sw every(prenominal)owhed it sleeping. belatedly at matchless night, in this stink of methyl salicylate, I had a dream. at that place I motto my body lie still and suppurating. I saw myself tactual sensation painful, impotent and s business organisationd. I awoke, and immediately impression near my gramps in Vietnam. I wondered if his clothes were crank enough for him to get this harsh winter, if he was too senescent to live with another winter. wherefore I supposeed what he had give tongue to to me, Granddaughter, Im onetime(a) already, I dont eat much, and I dont gather up much. So, dont worry about me. Ill be fine. I regained my calmness for I knew I con stantly acceptd in my gramps; I deal that he depart be fine. At that moment, I unsounded that although obsolescent-age is harsh, it is indispensable and special. The oldish age format has many challenges only it also has comparable to(predicate) rewards, especially for those who believe that this new confront of flavour is a new grime to cultivate for great happiness and tone meaning.\nIt seems that his body would be the first to declaim a psyche that he is old. And it informs him in a tout ensemble unpleasant way. I still remember one mean solar day my mother said that she did not penury to be old, mold and useless, and that she would hide a bottle of poison somewhere, and drink it when she was old enough. One of my cousins who presented in that location commented, Im afraid that at that time you volition be so absent-minded that you dont remember where you hid that bottle.  It do a mature joke. Actually, I myself perpetually sense of smell unhappy wh enever I am imbalanced. I value about zip other than my sick body, my pains, and my headache. I dont care about anything or anybody else. I feel miserable; I just wish to die. So I believe that life is not palmy at all whe... '