The document is a letter from a parent to their child about caring for them in old age. It asks the child to be patient, listen, and help the parent as the parent once did for the child. It acknowledges that the parent may repeat stories, forget things, and eventually want to die, and asks the child to understand what the parent is experiencing with old age rather than feel sadness. The overall message is to help the parent with love and patience as the parent raised the child.