The passage of time is inherently traumatic. The shiny promise of youth grows tarnished, the disappointments mount. The future no longer yawns with infinite possibilities. "Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away," sang a nostalgic Paul McCartney in 1965. At the time he was only 23. If time is a demon, age is a complicated topic-all the more so as one gets older. Attitudes towards old age vary, but are rarely free from dread. "You haven't changed at all!" is a compliment everyone longs to hear, eager to believe that time has passed stealthily, without a trace.
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