Here’s the opening paragraph from what I’m reading now.
There’s no escaping the fact that our time on Earth is limited. As the years go by, the question for each of us becomes more and more real: What does it mean to age? Despite the limitations that come as the body wears down, there are many gifts to inhabit by aging. So much is gained and so much is shed along the way. How all this happens and where living and dying take us will never be completely understood. We each much face living and dying from the inside of the one life we are given. But we can share the journey, which is the purpose of this book. For in truth, no one can make it alone. And inner health, as we age, depends on the depth and frequency with which we continue to live and care.
From The Fifth Season: Creativity in the Second Half of Life by Mark Nepo.