Apr 10
Watching too much TV
fotosearch.com
Television-watching has really been a curse to older people, for it encourages hours of simply sitting. The mind is shifted into low gear. There is no challenge to real thinking. It is a passive occupation. Many older persons deteriorate rapidly on this hopeless inactivity – not only mentally, but physically as well.
In time there may be a prescription for treating and preventing the decline in the mental skills of the elderly. But in the meantime, everyone can find worthwhile projects for that necessary mental exercise, which not only serves others, but most importantly, stimulates one’s own brain!