Case Study: A Lifetime of Memories
Read the following case study and complete the questions on thefollowing page.
Mrs. J is quietly sitting in her room taking pictures from an oldshoebox and carefully pasting them into a photo album she is makingfor her granddaughter. When her granddaughter arrives, she handsher the photo album and tells her that she wants to leave somethingof value to her and something meaningful about her family history.She tells her granddaughter that all her life she wanted to be awriter, but her family could not afford to send her to school, soshe decided that she would create something meaningful for hergranddaughter. She shares experiences with her granddaughter abouthow important a good education is for a young woman and how shewishes that she had had the opportunity for an education. Sheshares some famous bread recipes with her granddaughter and tucksthe recipes into the album.
Mrs. J talks to her granddaughter about proper nutrition and waysto stay healthy so that she can enjoy a long and prosperous life.She tells her granddaughter how grateful she is for all the goodthings she has experienced in her life and how old age has beenkind to her. The granddaughter thanks her grandmother, carefullyplaces the photo album in her school bag and gives her a hug. Shetells her grandmother she will always cherish this moment that theyhave shared. She says, “Every time I look at this photo album andread what you have written under the pictures. I will think ofyou!”
Explain how Mrs. J was able to achieve her goals.
- Desire to leave a legacy
- Wisdom and experience shared with the young
- Attachment to familiar objects
- Change in the sense of time
- Creativity and enthusiasm
