[originaltext]Old AgeMany people mistakenly believe that old age is a time of

Old Age
Many people mistakenly believe that old age is a time of increased illness and loneliness. In fact, people do not suddenly change when they reach the age of 60 or 65. Furthermore, although more parents and their married children live in separate households than ever before, this is usually by choice. It is also wrong to believe that old age seriously affects a person’s mental abilities. There is clear proof that people who were eager to learn and who welcomed new experiences in their middle age, continue to do so in old age.