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 not be cause children now tend to neglect their parents when they become old./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./It is true that older people tend to take longer to learn something new than young people./Nevertheless, if they are given sufficient time,/they learn as well as young people do./