On Living to Age 70 By Alan Caruba

There was a time when I thought being age 70 was ancient. Now I think it is still young.

That might be because October 9 was my birthday and I have lived seven decades now.  Both my parents lived into their 90s, so I have a good chance of at least twenty more years.

Earlier this year I helped a friend my age revise his resume and wrote a commentary asking, "Is 70 the New 50?"  I frankly do not know how anyone retires these days.  More to the point, I know a lot of folks my age who have no intention of retiring because they do not want to.  I am one of them.

I have learned something else.  My outlook on life is pretty much the same as when I began to understand a few verities about human nature and history several decades ago.

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