Well, I've had a go at feminists, men, Blair, Cameron, the cabals, Chavs, Barbies, the gay mafia, Marxists, humanists, the g-dless, the Christian Right, the left-liberals … Phew - I'm running out of targets! All right, how about this one from Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815 - 1902), a highly respected early feminist?
With age comes the inner, the higher life. Who would be forever young, to dwell always in externals?
I think it is true to say that I do feel more confident as I grow older, and certainly do worry less about the "externals".
ReplyDeleteI agree.
ReplyDeleteAt the same time: The older one gets, the less time one does have for diplomacy. :)
"Who would be forever young"? - I wouldn't go through all that heartache again for anything!
ReplyDeleteWith age comes the inner, the higher life.
ReplyDeleteI hope that has always been a concern of mine, even when young.
Who would be forever young, to dwell always in externals?
I'd sure like to go back to 35, even 40 or 45 and do it all over again.
regards
jmb
Ellee - confidence is a key factor. Maybe not misplaced confidence.
ReplyDeleteSean - diplomacy, yes. I'm finding that more difficult as time goes on.
Welshcakes - you have a point.
JMB - yes, it depends on the individual of course.
Ladies and gentleman, I think I'll run a dedicated post on this now and close off the comments on this thread [of course they'll continue on the new post].