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Page 87
... old age as if into a swim- ming pool . Yet this label is placed on twenty - four mil- lion individuals who have an infinite variety of individual interests , life - styles , personalities , problems , and physical ailments . There are ...
... old age as if into a swim- ming pool . Yet this label is placed on twenty - four mil- lion individuals who have an infinite variety of individual interests , life - styles , personalities , problems , and physical ailments . There are ...
Page 93
... old house so full of memories and didn't try to dissuade her . But they did suggest a compromise plan and urged her ... age in general and their parents ' aging specifi- cally . These feelings may seriously affect how they behave towards ...
... old house so full of memories and didn't try to dissuade her . But they did suggest a compromise plan and urged her ... age in general and their parents ' aging specifi- cally . These feelings may seriously affect how they behave towards ...
Page 117
... old age is the summit of life and pinnacle of wisdom . Throughout the Old Testa- ment we find references to the flowering of wisdom in old age and the veneration of older men . Similarly , East- ern philosophy , which encourages ...
... old age is the summit of life and pinnacle of wisdom . Throughout the Old Testa- ment we find references to the flowering of wisdom in old age and the veneration of older men . Similarly , East- ern philosophy , which encourages ...
Contents
Toward an Ethic for the Third | 12 |
Meditation and Prayer | 46 |
The Gift of Wisdom | 63 |
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