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What does it mean?
Aging is trivial because it just requires living long.
In plain terms
Anyone gets old if they live long enough.
What can you take from it?
Age is a natural fact, not a deep mystery.

Where it applies

  • senior groups
  • aging conversations
  • obituaries

Putting it to work

  • accept aging as natural
  • simplify life topics
  • focus on living

Questions to consider

  • Is aging truly uninteresting?
  • What matters more than age?

Another view

It dismisses the real challenges of getting older.

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