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1、TheVirtuesofGrowingOlderByCarolSiskinPre-readingquestions(1)Supposeyouaremakingadealwiththedevil,tradingyouryouthforwhateveryouwant.Whatwouldyoutradeyouryouthfor?Why?(2)Whatwouldyoulikeyourlifetobewhenyouareretired?TheVirtuesofAgingbyJimmyCarter"Wearenotaloneinourworryaboutboththeph
2、ysicalaspectofagingandtheprejudicethatexiststowardtheelderly,whichissimilartoracismorsexism.Whatmakesitdifferentisthattheprejudicealsoexistsamongthoseofuswhoareeitherwithinthisgrouporrapidlyapproachingit.WhenIhavementionedthetitleofthisbooktoafewpeople,mostofthemresponded,'Virtues?W
3、hatcouldpossiblybegoodaboutgrowingold?'Themostobviousanswer,ofcourse,istoconsiderthealternativetoaging.Butthereareplentyofothergoodanswers--manybasedonourpersonalexperiencesandobservations.What,inyouropinion,aretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofgrowingolder?Whatdoyouthinkarethevirtueso
4、fbeingyoung?Howshouldthewholesocietytakecareoftheoldpeople?Describesomeoftheoccasionsthatpeopleshowtheirconcerntotheold.poormemoryWillYouMarryMe?Awidowerandwidowhadknownoneanotherforanumberofyears.Oneeveningtherewasacommunitysupperinthebigactivitycenter.Thesetwowereatthesametable,ac
5、rossfromoneanother.Asthemealwenton,hemadeafewadmiringglancesatherandfinallygathereduphiscouragetoaskher,"Willyoumarryme?"Afteraboutsixsecondsof'carefulconsideration,'sheanswered."Yes.Yes,Iwill." Themealendedandwithafewmorepleasantexchanges,theywenttotheirrespectivehomes.Nextmorning,
6、hewastroubled.Didshesay"yes"ordidshesay"no"?Hecouldn'tremember.Tryashewould,hejustcouldnotrecall.Notevenafaintmemory.Withtrepidation,hewenttothetelephoneandcalledher.First,heexplainedtoherthathedidn'trememberaswellasheusedto.Thenhereviewedthelovelyeveningpast.Ashegainedalittlemoreco
7、urage,hetheninquiredofher"WhenIaskedifyouwouldmarryme,didyousay'Yes'ordidyousay'No'?" Hewasdelightedtohearhersay,"Why,Isaid,'Yes,yesIwill'andImeantitwithallmyheart."Thenshecontinued,"AndIamsogladthatyoucalled...becauseIcouldn'trememberwhohadaskedme."poorhealthI'mDeadAnoldercoupleisl
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