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The current understanding of aging can be expanded.

Accepting uncertainty allows for mutual growth between older and younger generations.

Participating in intergenerational sharing benefits physical and emotional well-being for all ages.

"If you can forgive as well as forget, if you can keep from growing sour, surly, bitter, and cynical... you got it half-licked." –Henry Miller

"Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the water's flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being." –Bertrand Russell

We all know the media's demographic description of growing old. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, adults age 65 and older now make up close to 19% of our population, about 65 million older Americans. Solutions to the ups and downs of aging are basically from one template that supposedly fits all. The need to increase geriatric physicians, more over-the-counter brain stimulation, how to ward off scammers, and even certain podcasts questioning the value of our older population. Most well-intentioned advice emphasizes staying fit, being active, and eating healthy foods, including beets. These ideas are stuck in models masked as the end-of-all means to longevity. They don't suit everyone and, in many cases, are profit-driven. Practical strategies are generalized without regard for the many cultural constraints and contexts that can encourage our senior population to take charge of their well-being beyond being told not to fall.

What Do Seniors and the Broader Population Think About Aging?

The Pew Research Report (Nov. 11, 2025) cites that when asked what age senior citizens would like to live to if they had the choice, 76% said they want to........

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