Aging: A fair trade?

Cruising toward what?      (Photo by Dveking)

These days, there’s fair-trade chocolate and fair-trade jewelry.  And now there’s even fair-trade aging.

Widespread human aging, a relatively recent phenomenon (if you discount Methuselah and friends), has inspired a bundle of literature and philosophy.  Some say it’s the greatest thing since sliced bread (also relatively recent). Others look in the mirror and gasp.

So which is it?  Are senior years golden years, while cruising toward exotic ports?  Or are they black-and-blue years, while cruising for a bruising?  Maybe both.

Many feel that wisdom grows as youth fades.  It’s up to every elder to decide:  Is that a fair trade?  Given the alternative, it very well might be.   

Resources

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/11/04/why-we-cant-tell-the-truth-about-aging?utm_source=pocket-newtab 

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