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So many problems could be resolved creatively if we learned to listen to one another. Most older people know this is true, even if they sometimes fail at the art of listening. We have seen so many examples in personal and political life of pretending to listen to the other side while we bide [...]
For the most part, young people don’t think much about their own death. Nature seems to immunize them from such thoughts so that they can perpetuate the species and make contributions to it. Elders live in a different context. By looking in the mirror and consulting our inner clocks, we are aware of the sands [...]
Eugene C. Bianchi is a Professor of Religion Emeritus as well as the founding director of the Emeritus College at Emory University.
He served in leadership roles in educational and religious organizations across the country.
In addition to his many scholarly books and articles and his two novels, Bianchi is currently working on a contemplative guide for aging.
