Purpose of a Seniors Centre

Is a Seniors Centre a place to while away the time that hangs heavily on your hands after retirement? What purposes does it serve? Is it a recreation centre?Does it serve only a physical need, to keep your body in good physical form so that you can remain fit during the declining years of your life? Are our only needs just physical? Since man is a combination of mind and body, then the mind must also be attended to. That is why Seniors Centres also offer language courses, since seniors have the time to travel. The development of our mental faculties should not end when we quit school or university. The mind has the ability to hold any amount of new information. If this capacity is not kept functioning, it will fall into decay. Thus, Seniors Centres should also provide facilities to allow their members to keep up with the latest advances in technology and the sciences.