What has life to offer me when I grow old.......

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This phrase came from a song entitled; "next in line" by Rivermaya, a well known band here in the Philippines. But I'm not gonna discuss about the song nor about the band. My discussion is about, what will be our lives if we grow old. I'm talking about the age of 80 and up, in which some after reaching that age, tends to be more needy when it comes to their personal wants, and often find by their loveones acting like at young age or children. Some of them spend most of their time in a home for the aged, where they were taken care by social workers. Although some remain in their households, but often gets emotional when their family does not come to visit them. I have known an old man, who has 3 children an are all married and have children as well. Well this old man has his own house and had tried to live there alone, untill he got sicked and later asked for his children to come. All his children came, the old man had asked his children to let him stay for quite a while in their houses one at a time. All his children refuses, instead they sent him to this so- called "home for the aged". When I visited the place for an educational tour, I talked to this old man, and he relates his story to me. He had told me that before, at his young age, he use to bring his kids to the beach or to the parks for picnic, they're all ver happy on that days. He added that he works hard just to give his kids a better future as they grow. All his children are profesional, and has good job, but what he said realy touches my heart that " MY children had no more time for me, and I do'nt blame them, instead I blame my self. If I just know that this place is where I end when I get older, I would never let my kids finish their studies.". What a waste, he blames himself for where he is now because he gave his children a better future, is that what some old people deserves to be treated? I do'nt think he act as a good example for his kids during their early age, that's why their heart was not on him, though they still want to protect him as they sent him to that place for more health cares, but the idea of bringing him in their homes for them to personaly take care of their father was not what they wanted to. Do you think that our parents deserves to be living in the home for the aged as they get too old to serve themeselves? Or as you grow old, do you like to live there for the rest of your life? I do'nt!!!!!!