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Enlightenment in the Last Five Minutes

Enlightenment in the Last Five Minutes

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Pat Whitty
Jan 04, 2024
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I've recently started saying I'm 81 1/2 when people ask my age. We used to do that when we were young because we desperately wanted to be older. Around 40 or 50, we desperately want to be younger.

Instead of looking forward to getting older, we fear it and resist it as if it were possible.

Perhaps the reality of death has something to do with it. We don't…

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