Miss not the discourse of the elders.
You know how you can tell that you're getting really old? Nobody says the word 'death' around you anymore.
That's one of the privileges of old age - you can give plenty of advice 'cause most folks think that's all you got left anyway.
Just let them sit in the goddam sun. But the world won't let them because there's nothing more dangerous than letting old farts sit in the sun. They might be thinking. Same thing with kids. Keep 'em busy or they might start thinking.
I feel like old age in America is a very sad thing. I have been many different places around the world where getting older is something you look forward to.
I'm an old, white-haired guy. If I'm not recognized, I'm treated pretty much like every other elderly. But if people recognize me, it's a whole different thing.
The old lose one of the greatest privileges of man, for they are no longer judged by their contemporaries.
