"Iđź’—Aging and Dying"
Saw this on a bumper sticker today while I was out cycling for work. What a message! It really caught my eye, and I keep flashing back to it in my head. Have you ever seen this bumper sticker? Have you ever heard this sentiment expressed? First time for me. I guess, well, beats the alternative? Or, is that contradictory to the whole message? I guess, well, that's why we're here: to age and die. Quite succinct, really. "Iđź’—Aging and Dying" = "Iđź’—(...) Life(?)" Is it some statement about the ethics of assisted suicide?! Ohhhhh random thoughts that ran thru my head in close succession. Is it just one of those things that's a nice idea in theory? Cause, come on, aging gracefully can be lovely, but once the body starts giving out, the memory going, the things you used to be able to do stop being possible, the sagging and puffiness shows up in its sneaky way, serious health concerns become more frequent and more scary, the phrase from Nora Ephron's book, ...