Death is one of the biggest fears of mankind. Throughout human history and extending to the present times, we have gone to extreme lengths to prolong it. I have seen first hand how that fear manifests more sharply as humans near old age and become cognizant of their own mortality.

In the midst of all this, the following quote by Jane Goodall in “The Book of Hope” was an eye opener.

When you die, either there is something or there is nothing. If there is something, what greater adventure can there be than finding out what it is?

What a hopeful way to approach old age – viewing it not as the end of something but the beginning of our greatest journey yet.