Do we become more aware and caring as we age?

The research by Stanford University on what makes older people feel happy and stable shows that people who were born during baby-boomers times are more prone to stay happy and cheerful as they grow old. Do we become more aware and caring as we age.

The fact that humans become more emotionally stable as they grow old id a silver lining to the dark fact of more nations with more ageing people in coming twenty years. America for example, will be one of such countries where people above 60 will be larger in number than those under 15.

India on the other hand will be a young country as its 60% of population will be under 28 during coming decade. The research is suggestive of the higher possibility of people being emotionally balanced and perform better at solving problems related to emotions. we see a large number of people getting along with younger people as they turn into more caring and compassionate human beings.

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People getting older are more aware of death as a fact so they make the most of wonderful things and moments of happiness. Realizing that life is fragile and one day will come to end, they become emotionally healthy and develop a balanced outlook towards life. a study by Carstensen from Stanford Centre of Longevity suggests that it does not matter at all what times a person was born, it is general that people become happier when they grow older.

This attitude can be backed up through a scientific theory named as œsocio-emotional selectivity. According to the theory, people when left with limited time, choose to invest in things that are most important and dear to them.