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[quote=Anonymous]I don't believe in heaven or karma. But thinking about who might step up to care for you in your old age should you lose the ability to care for yourself should be incentive enough for most people to treat others well while they can.

Sadly, I think many people don't think about this until it is too late. And I mean literally too late -- older people sometimes lose the capacity for kindness and care of others. They don't know how to fake it, either. You really need to treat people well when you are younger and have energy, and build those relationships. If you choose not to, it doesn't even matter if you have children or not -- no one will want to deal with when you are old and difficult. That's why people wind up in old folks homes with few visitors. People want to pretend it's because young people are callous and cruel and don't value their elders. But people love those who loved them first. You have to care for the younger generation in some real capacity if you expect them to want to care for you later. They might still do it out of obligation, but if you want real care, you must first provide it. Otherwise you are just a taker. The world doesn't owe you something you never offered to it.[/quote]

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