The influence that elderly ones can have on the faith of their family members can be seen in the lives of the patriarchs after Noah.
كَمَا قَالَ لَهُ يَهْوَهُ » وَعَاشَ ٱلسَّنَوَاتِ ٱلْمُتَبَقِّيَةَ مِنْ حَيَاتِهِ فِي خِيَامٍ كَمُتَغَرِّبٍ وَرَحَّالَةٍ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ .‏