What would it feel like to be an elderly person? To climb stairs when your legs hurt? To buy yourself a snack if you couldn’t see well enough to count the coins in your hand?

You can find out—without getting old first. You just have to slip on the Age Simulation Suit. Of course, you’ll look a little funny wearing it.

The suit includes earphones. They mimic hearing loss. The suit’s goggles blur your vision. Its collar makes it hard to move your head. Sound tough?

There’s more. You will have to wear a heavy weighted vest, ankle and wrist cuffs, and gloves that limit moving your hands. Walking around with all those heavy things can cause a young person to feel as if they had the muscle weakness, vision, and hearing of an elderly person.

Supporters of the Age Simulator Suit hope it will help young people better understand the elderly. After all, they’ll be elderly someday, too! The suit can also help people who care for the elderly know what they need most. Now that’s good practice!

You probably have a long time before you will feel old. And you might never get to try on an Age Simulator Suit. How could you get a better understanding of the elderly people around you?

Here’s an idea: Talk to them! Job 12:12 says that “Wisdom is with the aged.” Elderly people have lots to tell you. There’s more to getting old than the body changing!