What is a good, true example of discrimination against the elderly?
One morning, a man was driving to work when he saw something unusual: An old woman was running along the street. The man called the police on his cell phone. “I saw a very old woman on Torggate Street,” he said. “She was running. Maybe she escaped from a nursing home. Please try to find her.”
Two police officers drove to Torggate Street. An old woman was running along the street. The man who phone the police was right — she was maybe in her eighties or nineties. The police officers parked their cruiser and ran after the woman.
“Ma’am, please stop!” they shouted.
The old woman stopped and turned around.
“Are you okay?” the police officers inquired.
“Yes, I’m fine,” the woman replied.
“What’s your name, please?” they asked her.
“Sigrid Krohn.”
“Mrs. Krohn, do you live near here?”
“About a kilometer away,” she replied.
Mrs. Krohn provided the officers with her home address.
One of the police officers wrote down the address, walked back to his car, and called the police station. A few minutes later, he returned.
“It’s all correct,” he told the other police officer. “She lives in her own home, about a kilometer from here.”
“Of course, it’s correct,” Mrs. Krohn said. “There’s nothing with my head,” she added. “And there’s nothing wrong with my legs.” She patted them and smiled.
“Do you mind telling us how old you are?” the officers inquired.
“No, I don’t mind,” Mrs. Krohn replied. “I’m 94.”
“You’re 94!?” the stunned police officers repeated.
“That’s correct,” Mrs. Krohn answered.
“One more question,” the police officers said. “Why were you running?”
Mrs. Krohn looked surprised. “I’m running for exercise,” she replied. “Twice a week, I run a kilometer or two. Is it okay if I continue?”
“Of course, go ahead,” the police officers said. “We’re sorry we bothered you.”
“No problem,” Mrs. Krohn said, and she ran off on her old, strong legs.
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Nowadays, it is not so odd to find seniors who keep physically fit. At the London Marathon, several elderly people can be see running. A few years back, Fauja Singh was seen running at the London Marathon. Rauja Singh is a 106-year-old vegetarian marathon runner from India.