Is it normal to feel sad when you see an old person eating alone?

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I think it is very normal. You think of them and most likely your sympathy comes from your assumption that they used to eat with someone very special who stole their hearts 1/2 a century ago, and their gone now. Also, you might fear that you'll end up eating alone.

a smile can brighten an old persons day too

If someone is eating alone, I am afraid they don't have someone to keep them company. It doesn't matter what age the person is, I feel so sad for them and I just want to give them a hug and some company.

Leave me alone, I do good alone.

That old person is high as hell

It's because you have a heart. Probably the most saddest site, to me, is an older lady or man dining by themselves. Especially when they look a little sad.

Personally, it doesnt make me sad. It does however make me question when the old fucker is gonna die already so i can get my hands on the kidneys he/she is no longer using.

We enter this world alone and we leave it alone. Most of the time we spend here is time spent alone.

Its nice to feel sympathy for someone eating alone, but the fact of the matter is that a person at 75 yrs old or whatever has lived their life. The best days are long behind them. Sharing a meal with some company for them may be a nice thing, or it may just remind them of better days gone by.

I dont want to live to 75 yrs old, thats for sure.

If you're a cute young lady, I'd love for you to come and site with me!

No, I don't think I've ever gotten that feeling. In fact, I mind my own business and let them carry on about there's. This reminds me of a time where I went on a trip with my camp group and we stopped buy McShitty. I got nothing and I sat down with my friends. There was a old woman eating fries at the table next to us and I don't know but maybe I was looking dejected or it was my weight, but out of the blue the woman starts to talk to me. She asked if I wanted her half eaten fries! She going on about how she was done eating and so on. Me and my friends were dead silent and just stared at her. She was dead serious about this so I told her "No, thank you", but she continued with her offer. After about the 3rd or 4th time she finally gave up and supposedly left. We were all weirded out...

Which should occur to you, that just because they're "old" doesn't mean that they're pure of heart or decrepit. You don't know them... They could be the sort of people you want to meet or still have their sharp minds. We all age and all die.