What if aging were viewed not as decline, but as completion?
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I am 20 years old, which means I am probably not the first person you’d pick to review a book about aging. I still regard back pain as something that happens to other people. But youth or early adulthood may also be the best time to consider what old age is for—before the culture’s fear of it becomes our own.
Wesley Liu is an intern at The Dispatch and a student at the University of Pennsylvania studying philosophy and political science. When he's not writing, he enjoys admiring nature, checking out bookstores, and spending time with friends.
