Old age is like flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Getting old is like being stuck in a storm where you cannot change the conditions.
- In plain terms
- Old age is something you just have to get through.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept aging as an inevitable process.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you view aging?
- Can we change fate?
Another view
Some aspects of aging can be influenced by choices.
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