We decided to do something a little different for the daily Buddhist Note. We are all a part of a study group which meets Thursday Nights to read and discuss Dharma books. Currently we are studying "The Words of My Perfect Teacher" by Patrul Rinpoche. We have been studying the intricacies of Bodhicitta for the last 3 weeks. Henry and Sonia are an older couple who have enhanced our ability to understand and feel Bodhicitta. They share with us what it is like to be older and the sufferings of older people. They have given us so much to digest and understand about when we will get older, and more importantly what old people go through. We love you two very much. Having said all this about how special they are, they brought us an article for all of us to read about being old, and what our society expects of old people, it is very sad. Please read it carefully, with patience, and love in your hearts. Thank You Henry and Sonia!
Never Say Die by Susan Jacoby
Here's what one cannot do and be considered a person who is aging succesfully: complain about health problems to anyone younger; weep openly for a friend or lover who has been dead more than a month or two; admit to depression or loneliness; express nostalgia for the past; or voice any fear of future dependency-- whether because of poor physical health, poor finances, or the worst scourge of advanced old age, Alzheimer's Disease. American society also looks with suspicion on old people who demand to be let alone to deal with aging in their own way: One must look neither too needy for companionship nor too content with solitude to be considered a role model for healthy aging rather than a discontented geezer or crone. It's great to be old-- as long as one does not manifest too many of the typical problems of advanced old age.
Excerpted from the book Never Say Die by Susan Jacoby.
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