When a new committee is elected for an organization, a wise organisation ensures that either the chairperson or the secretly of retiring committee sit on the new committee.The reason for this is obvious: there needs to be happy to share their experience.The case is similar with grandparents.They ensure that there is continuity in the family.They are the links to the past.They remember when life was similar and can belt out advice based on experience rather than from theory.Whereas, knowledge on all sports of technology is available from books and consultants, such simple things like when to rush a woman to the hospital for delivery is known only through experience.Grandparents are adept at this type of knowledge.

Grandparents are the guardians of wisdom.What they are able to share with the younger generation-such as their grandchildren-is the wisdom of having been there and having done that and gained from it.In my own experience it was my grandfather who taught me that there was more to life than watching TV.I learned that reading  is a fascinating pastime from my grandfather I learned to enjoy the classics.I also learned to love nature because the old man had the time and patience to take me on long hikes and show m
e that trees were not  tree.Most of our parents are usually too busy are usually too busy earning a living to do anything  else for us.Lucky indeed are individuals who grow up with at least one set of grandparents.
Though I have often seen my parents treating their parents as if they were children to be taken care of, I have often seen my parents-especially in moments of stress-depending on them.The time my brother wife gave birth to her first baby.She was in pain;my mother panicked and called my grandmother- not the doctor.My father just clasped his hands and prayed.My grandparents arrived with in minutes.I could see the relief on my parents faces.Immediately the old timer took over.My grandparents put her arms around my mother to assure her she was there.Then she went and took her by the hand.My grandmother began to time the abdominal convulsions.''The baby will be born by morning'', she announced.
In any organised society, it is the older people who are in charge.The younger and more energetic ones who get things done, but the reins of power are held by the elders.This is true in so called  'primitive' societies as well as in powerful countries with organised government.Many world leaders are grandparents or at least people who are older.This is an indication that wisdom-not  knowledge alone-is required for effective leadership.