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Ancient Wisdom: I’m 83. Is My Writing Better Than When I Was 30?
There’s no reason an older creative artist can’t replace lost energy with expertise or, to put it more grandly, ambition with wisdom; we ought to be…
Nicholas Delbanco
Ancient Wisdom: Back to My Father’s Farm
He told my mother to never sell it. She did anyway. It took me 65 years to understand why the farm mattered so much to him.
Peter Richmond
Ancient Wisdom: What Charles Koch Learned from Failure
Yes, I’ve been successful, but I’ve made plenty of mistakes too. Those mistakes point to the value of an important principle: humility. We all need to…
Charles Koch
Ancient Wisdom: I Was There when Modern Israel Was Born
Living in Poland in 1924, my grandfather was assaulted and called a ‘dirty Jew.’ He came home beaten and bleeding and told his family: Pack your bags—we…
Judea Pearl
Ancient Wisdom: How to Live to Be 103
For 86 years, Deborah Szekely has run one of the most famous health spas in the world, Rancho La Puerta. At the age of 103, she’s ready to tell the…
Deborah Szekely
Ancient Wisdom: I Learned of My Wife’s Affair in Her Memoir
I vividly recall the moment I confronted her. She turned from her task and said she loved me. She said the affair meant nothing, that it was a fling. I…
John Skoyles
Ancient Wisdom: Being an Artist Under a Dictatorship
Despite the censors, creativity ran wild. My circle of Brazilian friends were all writing songs, plays, poems. We took what freedoms we could, seeking…
Joyce Moreno
Ancient Wisdom: The Stories Bubbe Told
My grandmother hated Russia and loved America. ‘Los Angeles is mine!’ she would announce, gesturing around her small duplex. That apartment represented…
Sarah Flick
Ancient Wisdom: You Should Know Your Family’s Stories
At 4, I didn’t know enough to ask my grandfather questions about his past. But he played catch with me, tossing a baseball gently and with patience. And…
John D. Spooner
Ancient Wisdom: Why I’m Dancing at 80
Dancing the cha-cha is the best later-life decision I’ve ever made.
Susie Kaufman
Ancient Wisdom: I’m an Old Man with an Old Mom
Even at my advanced age, I fear my mother’s disapproval over something small-minded or unkind that I’ve done—because rarely has she done such things…
David Margolick
Ancient Wisdom: Retire Like a Libertarian
A group of friends, work I care about, my belief in free markets—and beach volleyball—all help me deal with aging.
John Stossel
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