To live in a creative way – a potential and creative abilities found among the elderly.

Abstract

The article undertakes the issue concerning potential and creative abilities but also perspectives of social existence among the elderly. Old age and death are unavoidable destiny of a man but still inseparable part of life which means that they should be perceived as following stages in human growth. Personal development can be also found in the last stage of life – the old age. Regardless health condition and age each of us possesses a creative potential, which can be perceived as a creative element and spiritual power which enable to cross the limits of time, space, birth and death. As a result the last stage of life can lead towards adult creative attitude based on self-realization.