Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
3 hours agoIf someone over 70 has started spending long stretches of time doing something that looks useless from the outside (staring at birds, rereading the same book, sitting in the garden doing nothing) they're not declining, they're doing the most important work of their entire life - Silicon Canals
Western culture misinterprets the stillness of old age as decline, while it may actually represent reflection and the pursuit of integrity.