Connoisseurs of Life

I firmly believe that in the professional world /workforce, with layoffs and Co downsizing, it's not about your sage advice, powerful wisdom or even the excellence that one brings just in the breadth of on the job knowledge and experience.... it's about MONEY. Period. Greedy AF companies that easily pay some young freshly out of college 'kid' less than half than what they're currently paying out on an 'lifer' employee who's also costing the company, who knows how much more, in insurance coverage, too. These companies... grrrr.. no scruples.  

Maybe society as a whole should COVET aging and those within that knowledge, you are right, BB. Instead of trying to erase it's inevitability at every turn.... making people feel less than the 'perfectly seasoned' beings they are.... just my humble opinions  

Terrific thought provoking, my friend....  
Outstanding!!  
I'm so glad you shared it with us.  

Much love and respect,  
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xoxo
-S

You are definitely right about corporate motivations...it is all about money and insurance.
I firmly believe that we miss out on some prime learning and loving opportunities by discounting and diminishing the role of the elderly in society. No body wants feel like we're just sitting around waiting to die.
I appreciate you so very much, my dear Lady Blue🌹💖

It's funny to me that celebrities are praised for aging in a certain way; men like fine wine and women in their fifties being touted as the new 30. That isn't so much how it's seen for the rest of us. At least I don't see it. I'm 44, about to enter a new career field and feel nervous about that at my age, regardless of the law that protects 40 and up from age discrimination in the workplace. The older crowd has more experience, is less likely to make snap decisions, understands the value of a job well done...
It does not pay for society to throw away their most seasoned. Great piece on aging. Very well said.

Thank you so much Eerie. I attend job seeking classes and of the job seekers that attend, which is typically 15 to 20, 95% are between 55 and 65.  I am lucky to be in a career wherein the majority of my colleagues are between 40 and 60. I get a lot of interviews. Most of the job seekers in other industries have not had interviews in months even years. It's just sad. It's going to become more and more of a crisis.
I sincerely appreciate your comment, Eerie🌹🙏

Definitely agree with this, I dislike the way my family treated my Grams in the 20 years or so of her life.  Everyone wanted her money but when it came time to take care of her and take her to doctor appointments, pay her bills with my Grams own money, "I have work", "I have a party", "I don't want to"... like huh?  
Lovely write through and through.

There is no time like the present for learning a new way of living

Dear GW,

So right. To your incredible poem and all the comments. Only why do I want to take the first train to nowhere and set up house as a recluse? I could live very well on wild berries and acorns. I wish you every good fortune. This poem is wonderful. H🌷