Old age is approaching faster than youth fled, let it not catch you by surprise

As you age, you will need each other more than you ever did. [iStockphoto]

I have spent the last couple of days with ageing parents which has forced me to momentarily deflect from the immediacy of politics and reflect on what I believe is the coming storm for many urbanites.

For many of us first-generation urbanites, we have seen our parents either age in the village or relocate there to retire.