Understanding The Memorial Service Process

By Franklin Skribbit


Lee Iacocca reported that he failed at retirement. He spent a career guiding Chrysler and Ford to success. His career wasn't easy; in fact it meant a lot of late nights and busy weekends away. Lee spent every day of his working life deep in the trenches of the business world.

Many people confuse gerontology with geriatrics. But geriatrics is the specific study of diseases in older adults, so you can see how these two fields differ.

A memorial service is a highly important event. It is at once a time to grieve and a time to celebrate the life that the loved one lived.

Many people who think they want to go into gerontology start to reconsider when they start interacting with older people. Interacting with older people can indeed be difficult. They oftentimes don't respond as quickly or clearly as would a younger person. Sometimes older people experience dementia, and they repeat certain phrases over and over.

Most memorial services utilize a religious center, wherein people can gather and find comfort in the sense of community that permeates these proceedings. Based on the faith of the people involved and in the deceased, there often will be a message of hope found in the proceedings.

Second, your body doesn't react to it well. Retirement looks like people sitting in chairs watching TV. Exercise becomes (or indeed stays) an undesirable activity. It's during this time that you need it the most though. Health science watches the sentient lifestyle create an overweight population while increasing the chances for chronic disease. It's an active lifestyle that keeps these ill-effects away.

Third and finally, your social health will still thrive. Spending your time with beloved friends and making new acquaintances at work increase your social network. It's these relationships that can turn into lasting friendships for later in life. You can never have enough friends and you'll always enjoy making new ones.

Music also plays a very important role in the proceedings. Music can be very comforting and the right music gives a positive influence in what those in attendance will feel.

Another great way to communicate with an older adult is to sit face-to-face across from them. Many people are afraid of doing this because they think that maybe it will be awkward for them or for the older person.

It is a combination of all of these factors that makes for a good and remembered memorial service. Every service will be different, based on the life that is being remembered, but still, these factors may all be commonly found in most cases, and the familiarity of the proceedings is enough to bring comfort to many who are in attendance.

Using short and simple words and sentences can also increase the likelihood that the person you are talking to will understand you. As you continue in your studies of gerontology, you will most likely learn even more tips that will help you communicate with the elderly.

When it comes time to retire, perhaps you'll see that sitting on a couch for the rest of your life isn't the way. It's better spent on the move, working, learning, and becoming better to continually stave off the ill-effects of old age, like Lee and so many others.




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Understanding The Memorial Service Process

By Franklin Skribbit


Lee Iacocca reported that he failed at retirement. He spent a career guiding Chrysler and Ford to success. His career wasn't easy; in fact it meant a lot of late nights and busy weekends away. Lee spent every day of his working life deep in the trenches of the business world.

Many people confuse gerontology with geriatrics. But geriatrics is the specific study of diseases in older adults, so you can see how these two fields differ.

A memorial service is a highly important event. It is at once a time to grieve and a time to celebrate the life that the loved one lived.

Many people who think they want to go into gerontology start to reconsider when they start interacting with older people. Interacting with older people can indeed be difficult. They oftentimes don't respond as quickly or clearly as would a younger person. Sometimes older people experience dementia, and they repeat certain phrases over and over.

Most memorial services utilize a religious center, wherein people can gather and find comfort in the sense of community that permeates these proceedings. Based on the faith of the people involved and in the deceased, there often will be a message of hope found in the proceedings.

Second, your body doesn't react to it well. Retirement looks like people sitting in chairs watching TV. Exercise becomes (or indeed stays) an undesirable activity. It's during this time that you need it the most though. Health science watches the sentient lifestyle create an overweight population while increasing the chances for chronic disease. It's an active lifestyle that keeps these ill-effects away.

Third and finally, your social health will still thrive. Spending your time with beloved friends and making new acquaintances at work increase your social network. It's these relationships that can turn into lasting friendships for later in life. You can never have enough friends and you'll always enjoy making new ones.

Music also plays a very important role in the proceedings. Music can be very comforting and the right music gives a positive influence in what those in attendance will feel.

Another great way to communicate with an older adult is to sit face-to-face across from them. Many people are afraid of doing this because they think that maybe it will be awkward for them or for the older person.

It is a combination of all of these factors that makes for a good and remembered memorial service. Every service will be different, based on the life that is being remembered, but still, these factors may all be commonly found in most cases, and the familiarity of the proceedings is enough to bring comfort to many who are in attendance.

Using short and simple words and sentences can also increase the likelihood that the person you are talking to will understand you. As you continue in your studies of gerontology, you will most likely learn even more tips that will help you communicate with the elderly.

When it comes time to retire, perhaps you'll see that sitting on a couch for the rest of your life isn't the way. It's better spent on the move, working, learning, and becoming better to continually stave off the ill-effects of old age, like Lee and so many others.




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