No fear of aging

When I was 20 or 30 years old, I probably wouldn’t have been very impressed with this video clip I want to share with you.

In my younger years, I didn't appreciate the demonstrations many seniors were making over old-age claims, since I didn't consider myself "in that group." But as the years have rolled by, I’ve become more sensitive to these demonstrations and appreciative of them when I see them.


This clip is about a woman of 85 who doesn’t fear aging. She tells everyone she is 85, but in her mind, she doesn’t identify 85 as a time to withdraw from life, sit on the sofa of resignation all day or retire from productive activity. She has exemplified quite the opposite, and she’s an inspiration to study.


If you watch the video, listen carefully to her attitude about life. She wants to live, do something useful, be active and make others happy. And she’s doing it with grace, beauty, ability and confidence.


Some observers may argue that she has good genes and is thus able to be an active octogenarian. Perhaps she does have good genes, but I would argue that it’s not her genes that give her the freedom she expresses. It’s her good attitude and unselfish perspective. And if anything forms another, it’s the attitude that forms the genes, not the other way around, as studies have proved in the past.


Enjoy. Here’s the clip, “Dorothy Kloss.”