Tag: Decline
Friendship
“Either friendship or death.” Talmud, Ta’anit 23a An interesting video about the correlation between friendships and longevity. Remember correlation does not prove causation. Click H... Read MorePassengers
Practice being a passenger. Growing old with grace means giving up tasks that you thought of as part of your identity. Driving and writing checks come to mind but there are lots of others. It is much ... Read MoreUbers and Ambulances
On Saturday I bought a two year old Subaru Forester at CarMax. It was easy to do and it is the perfect compromise car for driving both to the trail heads and to book groups.... Read MoreA Walker for Your Brain
In this decline section of my blog I have been arguing that as we age we need to proactively prepare for the next step of our inevitable decline. Learning to use a walker, getting a hearing aid, pract... Read MoreRoger Bannister is Dead
On May 6, 1954 Roger Bannister broke the four minute mile. I was almost seven years old at the time and I was smitten. He was English, I was English. He looked like my Dad. We formed a running club an... Read MorePasternak on Compassion
”Before one is dead the slavery of compassion begins.” Boris Pasternak From The Zhivago Affair... Read MorePasternak on Death
“I already feel the breath of the other world on me.” Boris Pasternak A quote from his deathbed in The Zhivago Affair... Read MorePasternak on Life
“To live a life is not as simple as to cross a field.” Boris Pasternak Quoted in the Zhivago Affair... Read MoreWhat Do We Know
“If we could predict what we will know we would already know it.” Karl Popper... Read More- 9 of 9
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