Cicero: “It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgement; in these qualities old age is usually not only not poorer but is even richer…
They say, also, that the old man has nothing even to hope for. Yet he is in better case than the young man, since what the latter merely hopes for, the former has already attained; the one wishes to live long, the other I has lived long…”
This is great, I find it fascinating how some of the most simple interactions can have significant influence on who are, and what we become.
I particularly enjoyed how you carried this memory along, from one milestone to another. I do wonder, how many of these tiny moments that shape us slip away before we’re able to identify and reflect on them.
How to grow old? Simply forget numbers and be who you are. For some this means growing old gracefully, others chose to grow old disgracefully. How does one go about the latter? That's a matter of choice, Buy a motor bike or sports car, take up salsa dancing,get a younger love (in my case at 35 she is still a couple of years short of half my age - I already had the sports car,) and erase the word 'inappropriate' from your lexicon.) It you want to do it and you are capable of doing it, it is not inappropriate.
HS teacher here - hoping to get in contact with you about your work, your thoughts on AI tools, if they are being used ethically and, if not, how that could change. Also hoping you could help me and my students reach out to some of your interview subjects that might assist my students in research about 1956 (first academic conference on Artificial Intelligence - held at Dartmouth). A number of my students do not have connections to people in that age range and I'm hoping you could not only help, but show the work you do as well. Thank you!
Thank you for continuing to live out loud through your substack, Sari. I'm glad you bold the questions. And I am very glad you did not pull sentences from your responses and plop them into your narrative as repeats or what's nexts. I am glad to read through someone's thoughts in Oldster. I do not appreciate being distracted by a bolded paragraph pulled out of context that I will come upon in a moment or two when I continue reading peacefully.
Cicero: “It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgement; in these qualities old age is usually not only not poorer but is even richer…
They say, also, that the old man has nothing even to hope for. Yet he is in better case than the young man, since what the latter merely hopes for, the former has already attained; the one wishes to live long, the other I has lived long…”
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Aw, thanks so much for the little shout, Sari! Love Oldster <3
My pleasure! I love your newsletter, too, Fiza! <3
Why would you not recommend the Substack of an actual old person? Snarkysenior.com.
That comment just made me want to sign up so bad to read more, but the link isn't working for me.
Edited to add: I searched you on Substack and subscribed. Yay!
This is great, I find it fascinating how some of the most simple interactions can have significant influence on who are, and what we become.
I particularly enjoyed how you carried this memory along, from one milestone to another. I do wonder, how many of these tiny moments that shape us slip away before we’re able to identify and reflect on them.
Good stuff.
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TIL there’s no edit button for Substack comments
Yes!
Love it!
Great interview.
How to grow old? Simply forget numbers and be who you are. For some this means growing old gracefully, others chose to grow old disgracefully. How does one go about the latter? That's a matter of choice, Buy a motor bike or sports car, take up salsa dancing,get a younger love (in my case at 35 she is still a couple of years short of half my age - I already had the sports car,) and erase the word 'inappropriate' from your lexicon.) It you want to do it and you are capable of doing it, it is not inappropriate.
Very Beautiful photos graphi
Love it
I am just wilting... LOL. But savoring the moments.
HS teacher here - hoping to get in contact with you about your work, your thoughts on AI tools, if they are being used ethically and, if not, how that could change. Also hoping you could help me and my students reach out to some of your interview subjects that might assist my students in research about 1956 (first academic conference on Artificial Intelligence - held at Dartmouth). A number of my students do not have connections to people in that age range and I'm hoping you could not only help, but show the work you do as well. Thank you!
Thank you for continuing to live out loud through your substack, Sari. I'm glad you bold the questions. And I am very glad you did not pull sentences from your responses and plop them into your narrative as repeats or what's nexts. I am glad to read through someone's thoughts in Oldster. I do not appreciate being distracted by a bolded paragraph pulled out of context that I will come upon in a moment or two when I continue reading peacefully.
I love this interview and Sari rules!
Love Sari and the always enlightening, always interesting Oldster!