Comments on: Ageism https://habitablezone.com/2014/03/25/ageism/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:41:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2014/03/25/ageism/#comment-30192 ER Tue, 25 Mar 2014 19:09:17 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=43916#comment-30192 There is one truth to it, though. I recognize I'm not as smart as I used to be, not as creative, not as fearless, not as adaptable. I don't recover from defeat as easily. I don't heal as quickly, or learn as fast. And I don't have that reckless self-confidence that I used to have. But I also have more experience, intuition, common sense, and good judgement. As I weaken in some areas, I strengthen in others. The combination of the two leads to maturity; there is a resonance there somewhere when the positive and negative are in harmony and you are in your prime. And when you realize you are past your prime, but know you still have much left to contribute--well, that is wisdom. There is one truth to it, though. I recognize I’m not as smart as I used to be, not as creative, not as fearless, not as adaptable. I don’t recover from defeat as easily. I don’t heal as quickly, or learn as fast. And I don’t have that reckless self-confidence that I used to have.

But I also have more experience, intuition, common sense, and good judgement. As I weaken in some areas, I strengthen in others. The combination of the two leads to maturity; there is a resonance there somewhere when the positive and negative are in harmony and you are in your prime.

And when you realize you are past your prime, but know you still have much left to contribute–well, that is wisdom.

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