Elderly Wisdom Circle

As each year of life passes us by, most people progressively become more refined, better judges of character and situations, and generally better people.  Things they learn from past events are irreplaceable, and make them much wiser than before.  But who wants to wait for life to go by to learn to make good decisions?  What "young" people like us need is some advice from the generations who have gone through our stages of life, so that we can make less misguided choices due to our inexperience.

Now, there's a website for that.  Elderly Wisdom Circle offers free and confidential advice from the elderly generation, ages 60 to 105--the people who have seen it all.  The website was founded in Walnut Creek, California in 2001 and connects people who need advice the most to those who have the best advice.  Users, who are usually between ages 15 and 35, submit questions, and elderly advice-givers respond via email.  The forum acknowledges the value of knowledge the older generation has, and creates a modern and efficient way to share it by connecting people online.  

Because many people don't have their own grandparents whom they can ask personal questions--and not everybody wants to--elderwisdomcircle.org/ bridges the generational barriers.  It can help all of us benefit from the wisdom of others' life experiences, and become better people, sooner.