Well by title I thought this thread was going to be about flowers.
When I discovered its actual theme my thoughts immediately ran to an experiment I read about while in college. The scientist were attempting to record the behavior of rats to the issue of crowding. Unfortunately the predictable was predictable and as they increased the population the behaviors became worsen. So crowding is one reason. Add to that our political division that are reported on television ad nauseam and too many of us end up on a short fuse. and I have not even addressed our persona/health problems.
Some would suggest that we slow down because were retired. Its a pleasing sentiment but not at all factual.
We don't change because we are retired because we are going to default to our basic nature's in times of stress ( another scientific experiment) .
I will admit that I get inpatient but I stay quiet inside and only think about being rude
