So I'm currently reading Exploring the World Of Lucid Dreaming. As you may know, it is loaded with quoted LD's from a variety of people, one of which is a prisoner. I had the idea that prisoner's would be a group who would greatly appreciate LDing, however noticed theres already a thread regarding this. So I wondered, is there another segment of the population that is somewhat restricted in their activity and would greatly appreciate it?

The elderly.

I'm thinking particularly of those who have little social contact, don't get out much, possibly in nursing homes, and find life is more just going through the motions and waiting to die. To me LDing seems perfect for them! These people would have the time to devote to achieving LD proficiency, as well as the motivation (assuming their life is currently unfulfilling).

A few obstacles for this idea:

1. They may not find it appealing. I'm presuming that everyone else also would think LDing is ideal for the elderly, however as we are all generally much younger and from a generation that is more open minded and more likely to try new things, etc, we could be suprised to find that none would care for the idea at all.

2. At their age they might lack the concentration/mental capacity that is needed to LD.

3. Reaching them. I'm assuming nobody would be willing to spend money on anything like this. There are those that do volunteer work for the elderly, so someone with the right dedication and knowledge could have a try.

Perhaps now is not the time, this could be more common in the future when people are more open minded and LDing is common. Can you see yourself in a nursing home 70 years from now (when we're all LD superstars) teaching others how to do it? I sure can.