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The nicest bit for me was where he talked about growing old being a privilege and not to lament every grey hair and wrinkle. Puts it in perspective.
by dhsysusbsjsi 6y ago
The nicest bit for me was where he talked about growing old being a privilege and not to lament every grey hair and wrinkle. Puts it in perspective.
- goodcanadian 6y agoAs I often say, "Growing old sucks, but it is better than the alternative."* *I can't take credit. I got it from someone else, but I don't remember who.
- macjohnmcc 6y agoWell admittedly when you get older you tend to forget these things. :)
- ponker 6y agoI’ve heard it ascribed to Oscar Wilde, although according to Whistler he probably stole it from someone himself.
- goodcanadian 6y agoIt's clearly been around a lot longer than I realized!
- dijit 6y agoMy grandfather says this, and meets his age with a reverent smile. It's so unburdening to embrace age. The fear of it is encompassing and I feel it on the edge of my mind at times. But it is _so_ incredibly liberating to meet it with a warm smile and acceptance. Age is not a punishment, it's a gift, a privilege, to carry the memories we have and to wear our lives on our face like we're able to.
- kinleyd 6y agoI have to stash this gem somewhere safe. Thanks.
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- Andrew_nenakhov 6y agoThing is, we don't quite know about the alternative. The undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveller returns and all that.
- rrwright 6y agoAct 3 Scene 1 of Hamlet, by William Shakespeare: https://www.sparknotes.c https://www.sparknotes.c
- treeman79 6y agoIt varies. Got badly injured a few years ago. Had a period of almost a year of horrific agony. At a certain point living was just a horrible punishment.
- satvikpendem 6y agoIt depends. We do have voluntary euthanasia after all, so perhaps the alternative can be better in some cases.
- ako 6y ago"Everybody wants to grow old, but nobody wants to be old"
- koheripbal 6y ago"who" doesn't matter. We are just meat bags passing on good ideas and thoughts.
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