My Ultimate Guide to the Art Of Living
<p>Recently, I saw an article titled “Why Do Old People Smell Old?” My blood started to boil as I clicked on it. My fingers mentally hovered over my keyboard as I read, itching to drop my clever, firey response on the author:</p>
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<p>“This article smells!”</p>
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<p>But I couldn’t do it.</p>
<p>The author had a scientific explanation for why some older people have a distinct smell about them. I’m sure he thought he was looking objectively at an interesting question. He was all logic and no feeling.</p>
<p>He couldn’t see it from my old person’s “all feelings” point of view. I’d like to see the reaction if he presented his cold scientific facts to an audience of seniors. There would be pitchforks. His article hurt my feelings, and thoughts of agism danced in my brain. I was fired up!</p>
<p>But I held my tongue even though I wanted to lash out. How would the old senior Lao-tzu have advised me?</p>
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<p>Therefore the master<br />
acts without doing anything<br />
and teaches without saying anything.</p>
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<p>Lao-tzu was an old man when he wrote the Tao Te Ching. And his answers to life’s big questions, although appropriate for anyone, are especially so for seniors. Lao-tzu’s words are the ultimate guide for navigating old age.</p>
<p>Old age is a time for simplifying, going with the flow, letting go, and finding harmony in our lives as we slow down. This was Lao-tzu’s advice for everyone, regardless of age — and it’s mandatory for seniors. Trying to stay “forever young” is folly. Learning to dwell in the <em>reality</em> of our age is our salvation.</p>
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