Are We Next? The Question Of The Old!

In a world that’s changing so rapidly, and not always for the better, we see babies being aborted even before they draw their first breath. I have talked with older people, seniors who are fearful of this world we live in. They fear the young because they feel that the world is geared now for the young, and care nothing for the old, they are merely a burden to be cared for by society. They fear that eventually, society will one day decide when it’s their time to die/ just like they choose the time for babies to die by being aborted. And just like them, one day our world will decide they have outlived their usefulness. To care for them has become a burden on society, and decide its time for them to die. They wait for the time a doctor will stick a needle in their arms and they will be gone. Nursing homes are overpacked, what to do next? Will this be the next avenue our world will travel down in the future? We must truly stop and reflect on this because one day we all will get old, and our time will draw shorter in this world. I have even talked to seniors who sometimes wish to die and leave this world because no one seems to care, and they feel they would not be missed at all. This is very sad for me. Many say they feel like they are already dead because they are so lonely, lack attention, or affection, family members don’t visit because they don’t have the time. It’s a sad, sad, world we live in from the eyes of many seniors I have talked to as a pastor. Where is our world heading, what has become of our value for life? We want our world to get better, but so often it gets worst. It’s a fearful thought to ponder, but we must, because one day it will be us!