I read with great interest and really whole heartily salute to your idea of forming a club to specially taking care of those "special age gruop" s interest and happiness.
It is without question that Singapore’s population are aging…it is an unavoildable situation with all our young generation are getting married late and also not willing to have more children. But, it is definitely not a sad or hopless situation, beacuse, "old" can be happy, can be useful, and of cos, can be very graceful too. It is not necessay that all the 60 somethings finally have to walking lonesomely, weakly, aimlessly at the void deck…
If the silverhairs group are happily married, have a "strong and loving" life partner, caring children, and playful grandchildren, then, they are the happy lucky group who do not required much care from our society. However, if those silverhairs group who are still single, no caring partner, no supporting children..then, i think, for people like you, who has the time, has the heart, and has the capabilty, should stand out to so call "assist" them (of cos, i am not very comfortable to use the word assit, cos i know all those single silverhairs goup tense to have stronger pride), but, we can still do it in a very natural and postive manner, to let them feel that they are not being left alone, and at the same them, giving them more confidence that, HOPE IS ALWAYS THERE IF THEY LEAVE THEIR HEART OPENED.
I have been staying in Hongkong for 17 years, just return here 2 years ago, and i realised that the silverhairs group in Hongkong are more healthy and more joyful than our aged group here. It might due to the differences in the active culture of the country. Well, perhaps, if there are more people like you, i am sure, your group can do much better in a short time.
SDU, i realised that, dont really taking care of those 40 somethings and above. They are paying more, in fact, 90% of their effort in the 20 to 30 something…it is unfair and sad. But, again, what can the public do? I can see, if nobody bother about the silverhairs group, they, difinietly will not make noise, cos they will just feel deeply inside their heart that.."oh, let it be, i am fated to be alone, what to do..?" As years passed, they are tend to be getting more quiet, more enclosed, and more anti social…Their fault? NO, definitely NOT.
I am in my happy 51 this year, happily married with a 19 years old girl. I dont think we should put our age number in our mind, instead, we should take care of our health, share our knowledge, experience, and happiness with others.
I used to own an internatiional dating website cum match making agency, however, due to my commitment in my Beijing education business, had just transferred my dating website to another business asso. Have been giving talk in Shanghai and Shenzhen regarding the important of interpersonal relationship, especially giving advise to all those who has difficulty in finding their love one or closed friendship. Have done alot of interview in the local Newspapers and also the Channel News Asia.
I am not a commercial and business person, I think we should not ask any return when helping other to gain some happiness in their last..say 20 years.