
The Courage to Grow Older
The other day, I happened to overhear an elderly woman. She was chastising her friend. “Tsk, tsk. You shouldn’t drink your soda through a straw. It’ll create wrinkles around your mouth. I never drink through a straw.” I glanced at the woman and guessed she was around 90 years old, and thought to myself, does it ever end? This relentless

