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1、TheVirtuesofGrowingOlderByCarolSiskinPre-readingquestions(1)Supposeyouaremakingadealwiththedevil,tradingyouryouthforwhateveryouwant.Whatwouldyoutradeyouryouthfor?Why?(2)Whatwouldyoulikeyourlifetobewhenyouareretired?TheVirtuesofAgingbyJimmyCarter"Wearenotaloneinourworryaboutboththephysicalas
2、pectofagingandtheprejudicethatexiststowardtheelderly,whichissimilartoracismorsexism.Whatmakesitdifferentisthattheprejudicealsoexistsamongthoseofuswhoareeitherwithinthisgrouporrapidlyapproachingit.WhenIhavementionedthetitleofthisbooktoafewpeople,mostofthemresponded,'Virtues?Whatcouldpossibly
3、begoodaboutgrowingold?'Themostobviousanswer,ofcourse,istoconsiderthealternativetoaging.Butthereareplentyofothergoodanswers--manybasedonourpersonalexperiencesandobservations.What,inyouropinion,aretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofgrowingolder?Whatdoyouthinkarethevirtuesofbeingyoung?Describesome
4、oftheoccasionsthatpeopleshowtheirconcerntotheold.poormemoryWillYouMarryMe?Awidowerandwidowhadknownoneanotherforanumberofyears.Oneeveningtherewasacommunitysupperinthebigactivitycenter.Thesetwowereatthesametable,acrossfromoneanother.Asthemealwenton,hemadeafewadmiringglancesatherandfinallygath
5、ereduphiscouragetoaskher,"Willyoumarryme?"Afteraboutsixsecondsof'carefulconsideration,'sheanswered."Yes.Yes,Iwill." Themealendedandwithafewmorepleasantexchanges,theywenttotheirrespectivehomes.Nextmorning,hewastroubled.Didshesay"yes"ordidshesay"no"?Hecouldn'tremember.Tryashewould,hejustcould
6、notrecall.Notevenafaintmemory.Withtrepidation,hewenttothetelephoneandcalledher.First,heexplainedtoherthathedidn'trememberaswellasheusedto.Thenhereviewedthelovelyeveningpast.Ashegainedalittlemorecourage,hetheninquiredofher"WhenIaskedifyouwouldmarryme,didyousay'Yes'ordidyousay'No'?" Hewasdeli
7、ghtedtohearhersay,"Why,Isaid,'Yes,yesIwill'andImeantitwithallmyheart."Thenshecontinued,"AndIamsogladthatyoucalled...becauseIcouldn'trememberwhohadaskedme."poorhealthI'mDeadAnoldercoupleislyinginbedonemorning,havingjustawakenedfromagoodnight'ssleep.Hetake
