Age is not important unless you're a cheese.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Age only matters in specific contexts like food, not in human value.
- In plain terms
- Your age does not define your worth unless you are food.
- What can you take from it?
- Value people beyond their age.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we fixate on age?
- What defines worth?
Another view
Age does matter for legal and medical reasons.
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