2.Psychologicallytherearetwodangerstobeguardedagainstinoldage.
3.Oneoftheseisundueabsorptioninthepast.
4.Itdoesnotdotoliveinmemories,
5.inregretsforthegoodolddays,orinsadnessaboutfriendswhoaredead.
6.One’sthoughtsmustbedirectedtothefuture,
7.andtothingsaboutwhichthereissomethingtobedone.
8.Thisisnotalwayseasy;one’sownpastisagraduallyincreasingweight.
9.Itiseasytothinktooneselfthatone’semotionsusedtobemorevividthantheyare,
11.Ifthisistrueitshouldbeforgotten,
12.andifitisforgottenitwillprobablynotbetrue.
13.Theotherthingtobeavoidedisclingingtoyouth
14.inthehopeofsuckingvigorfromitsvitality.
15.Whenyourchildrenaregrownuptheywanttolivetheirownlives,
16.andifyoucontinuetobeasinterestedinthemasyouwerewhentheywereyoung,
17.youarelikelytobecomeaburdentothem.
18.Animalsbecomeindifferenttotheiryoung
19.assoonastheiryoungcanlookafterthemselves,
20.buthumanbeings,owingtothelengthofinfancy,findthisdifficult.
21.Ithinkthatasuccessfuloldageiseasiestforthose
22.whohavestrongimpersonalinterestsinvolvingappropriateactivities.
23.Itisinthisspherethatlongexperienceisreallyfruitful,
24.anditisinthisspherethatthewisdombornofexperience
25.canbeexercisedwithoutbeingoppressive.
26.Itisnousetellinggrown-upchildrennottomakemistakes,
27.bothbecausetheywillnotbelieveyou,
28.andbecausemistakesareanessentialpartofeducation.
29.Butifyouareoneofthosewhoareincapableofimpersonalinterests,
30.youmayfindthatyourlifewillbeempty
31.unlessyouconcernyourselfwithyourchildrenandgrandchildren.
32.Inthatcaseyoumustrealizethat
33.whileyoucanstillrenderthemmaterialservices,
34.youmustnotexpectthattheywillenjoyyourcompany.
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