Living Well

It is time to grow old now

The old will wither and die. But their passage will last in the coming lives of the young

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Old age is a strange blessing.

The body exists, but only as a mocking reminder of its former form and function.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 27, 2020, with the headline It is time to grow old now . Subscribe