“There is no question that our capacity to experiment remains strong not just despite our age, but often because of it. ‘Live and learn,’ we say wryly on the heels of an unexpected lesson. But it is true in the longest sense of time: As we live, we learn and in so doing we expand our capacity to learn more and differently from life.
Also true is this: No matter how strongly we believe in our ability to grow and change, it is our perception of time that dictates our hope and enthusiasm for the task. If we want to act on what we know—which is that we can reinvigorate our lives at every age—
then we need to embrace the passage of time as an asset, an opportunity, a framework for accomplishments and dreams as we age.”
From The Creative Age, Awakening Human Potential in the Second Half of Life, written by Gene D. Cohen, MD, PhD
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Thanks for the thought provoking quote.
Well put, Judy. It is a thought provoking statement, although I found one sentence bit awkward to get through.