Wisdom and patience

Wisdom and patience both seem to come with age.

I think its quite funny how middle aged people hurry a lot.. they are in such a rush to get everything done all at once and seem to thrive on stress, as if the world is going to crumble tomorrow. Whereas elder people dont rush, they always take the time to not just smell the roses, but to compare them, take photos of them, talk about them and take cuttings for their own personal gardens.

Shouldnt it be a role reversal? Younger and presumably going to live longer, to have time to do everything, yet living life so full of stress.
Grandparents can be such amazing people. I love going shopping and seeing grandparents out with their grandchildren.
They dont rush around the supermarket with a list trying to get it done in the smallest amount of time possible. They gradually go from isle to isle, answering any questions about the products on the shelves, and giving full and well explained answers. Children are often incredibly well behaved for their grandparents, and I think its because of the time invested into them that the grandparents give.

Older people are wiser like that too. They know these sorts of things, they know what is important and have their priorities set well.
I think I'm quite jealous in a way, that they are so content with taking it easy, and appear to have little to no stress.

Grandparents can be such beautiful people.