Geriatrics

Okay..let's talk about my "favorite" topic, gerontology. At one point in anybody's life, we are going to look at our changed faces, body and the years spent in occupation, family, education etc., and say "my gosh, I've grown so old" I really believe that although physical appearance changes, the person (the spirit) inside the body doesn't. Today, i saw some man yelling at an elderly lady across the street. It was a horrible sight to see this women being badgered. She was wiping the tears off her face as the man mocked and even imitated her. After he went off in a rampage, she finished wiping and continued on with her walk, obviously trying to forget what just happened.
Inside the bus, i saw two bleached and permed hair old ladies standing nearby the door, holding onto the bus poles and hanging on to dear life as the bus stopped or jolted. Adjacent to them were the 3 side seats reserved for seniors and the handicapped but were taken by teenagers!!! What is going on here?!