"Geezers" are easy to spot. This is slang for an old man.
- During a
sporting event during the playing of the National
Anthem, they will hold their caps over their hearts and
sing without embarrassment.
- They know the
words and believe in them. They remember World War I,
the Depression, World War II, Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal,
Normandy and Hitler. They remember the Atomic Age, the
Korean War, the Cold War, the Jet Age and the Moon
Landing and Vietnam.
- If you bump into
a Geezer on the sidewalk, he will apologize. Pass a
Geezer on the street and he will nod, or tip his cap to
a lady.
- Geezers trust
strangers and are courtly to women. They hold the door
for the next person and always when walking, make sure
the lady is on the inside for protection.
- Geezers get
embarrassed if someone curses in front of a women and
children and they don't like violence and filth on TV
and in movies.
This
country needs Geezers
with their decent values
and common sense.
We need them now more than ever.
Each
and everyone of us should
thank God for Old Geezers!
~Author Unknown~
A Geezer's Love
Story
THIS IS WHAT
LOVE IS ALL ABOUT
It
was a busy morning, approximately 8:30 am, when an elderly
gentleman in his 80's, arrived to have stitches removed from
his thumb. He stated that he was in a hurry as he had an
appointment at 9:00 am.
I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it
would be over an hour before someone would to able to see
him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was
not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.
On exam it was well healed, so I talked to one of the
doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and
redress his wound.
While taking care of his wound, we began to engage in
conversation I asked him if he had a doctor's appointment
this morning, as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told
me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat
breakfast with his wife.
I then inquired as to her health. He told me that she had
been there for a while and that she was a victim of
Alzheimer Disease. As we talked, and I finished dressing his
wound, I asked if she would be worried if he was a bit late.
He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had
not recognized him in five years now.
I was surprised, and asked him. "And you still go every
morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?"
He smiled as he patted my hand and said. "She doesn't know
me, but I still know who she is."
I had to hold back tears as he left, I had goose bumps on my
arm, and thought, "That is the kind of love I want in my
life." True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True
love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and
will not be.
"The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of
everything; they just make the best of everything that comes
along their way."
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