Being a senior doesn't automatically make one wise but the wise & foolish alike have things to teach us.
Observing your thoughts, feelings & sensations is the grist of the practice.
The practice of lovingkindness can uplift us & relieve sorrow & unhappiness.
While meditating we are simply seeing what the mind has been doing all along.
Patience is the direct antithesis of anger.
Accepting the reality of change gives rise to equanimity.