What Is So Good About Getting Older

Who was that person who coined the phrase “The Golden Years,” because I would like to have a discussion with him/her about that definition and perception of aging?
I have been in the medical profession for over 33 years, previously as a Chiropractor and currently as a Physical Therapist. For most of my career I have been working in the geriatric field. Unfortunately the patients I see are not in the best of health. My perspective on the golden years is that they are not so Golden.
In speaking with thousands of patients through the years I have listened to them and observed that these individuals were not experiencing the “Golden years.”  Let us take the adventure of aging and look at the senior years from both a positive and negative perception.  Listen to our seniors and find out what is golden if at all about aging.
My patients’ responses “What is so great about the golden years?” are found below.
What is so Golden about aging?  The answer is “NOTHING is golden about it.” I have engaged my patients in conversation to learn about them as unique individuals, not just as patients with ailments.  I have listened to their viewpoints and came to my own conclusions.  I am currently considered an early senior citizen and with a membership to AARP.  As of the writing of this book, I am 57 years old with a perspective not too far behind my patients.
This book is a follow up to my first book “Faith, Confidence and Belief.”  I hope the reader receives a positive viewpoint on the aging process.  As I have mentioned many times to my patients and in my book, words are very powerful. Perception is reality. My desire in writing these books is the adage that words are food for thought. Your brain works like a computer observing what goes in and reflecting what comes out. If you put junk in then junk will come out.
The words (food for thought) in this book are my opinions and perceptions. I with  a desire to look at oneself as they age and appreciate the process with a hardy sense of humor and deep gratitude to the almighty for giving them the gift of life. With this gift given to us, we have the free will to do as we choose and to live life (good or bad, right or wrong).  Enjoy the experience and never stop appreciating the gift given to us. The adventure is ours to create.  Let the adventure begin and let us journey into the Golden years with an open mind to various opinions, perceptions from our seniors, and ourselves.