What Happens When We Grow Old?

We all have dreams, ambitions, goals and principles that lead us to our ultimate future. Some dreams seem so unreal, others seem like a stone throw away and others are just beginning to happen. However, in the race to catch these dreams, people become selfish and all their focus is on them. Its always what I want...I have to...I should...and I will do whatever it takes to get what I want.
Take for example a competition, hardly will you ever see people help each other, if it will cost them their title. Some will even plan plots against each other just to get a boost to the top. Most of the thoughts running in each minds is 'How can I make it?' and 'What does it take?' If your opponent spots you as their threat  they will do absolutely anything to jeopardize your chances of qualification.
But the big question is? What happens when you finally get all the things you want? When you get your car, your house, your dream career and sufficient money to blow on your expenses, what next? Most people have the notion that after all that they will be happy and life will take its course.
It is not exactly as happy especially when racing up the ladder you knocked out people who care about you out of the race. You angered most of your mentors and dismissed all of your friends. Whom do you share this success with now that you have it? If you are single, the situation becomes worse because you have no one to run to in case you need to celebrate or just chat with.
My grandmother is now old, age is catching up with her. She was a people person and despite her husband leaving her since 1995, she has been happy and well taken care of by her family and friends. Unfortunately, she is now aging fast and has become easily irritable. She cannot tolerate help from a househelp and she believes that they all do not cook good food. She cannot be directed to do anything leave alone take her milk and foods when required and cannot stand the way the shamba boys dig her garden.
She was always there for the community when they needed her and has served her time well to her family. I am less worried because I know she is in safe hands wherever she is because she was good to the people around her as she built her dreams. Although she lives alone, she has people who care about her and love her.
But what happens when we grow old and there's no one to run to or take care of you? What happens when we grow old and we are past our dreams, ambitions and goals? When we too weak to cook or rush to the garden to get the sukumas? When we are too weak to go to the loo and too feeble to get up and go to the shower?

Will we have hurt so many people that no one will be by our side or will we be with friends and families who will still visit and take care of us?