Before reading This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism by Ashton Applewhite, I never thought about the idea and impact of ageism. Ageism is an attitude about elders that society has created and is not given much thought about how it came to be. My thoughts and perspective about how I think and approach age(ism) has change. The goal of life is to stay healthy, not stay young. According to research, aging is the way to getting younger because brain image show changes that improves the ability to handle stress and experience fewer social anxieties and social phobia. Which are all negativities that we did not have to handle and care for when we were younger, as children. However, when you are in middle age, you care about how you are perceived in the public eye, whereas when you are a child or elder, these are care-free. Elders are capable of many things, but society has classed them of not being able. This reading provides insights and feelings about the different struggles that elders are confronted with and provides possible ways on how we can approach them. Hence, Life Scholar Course is a class that should be available at every college campus because it is an opportunity to learn about and engage with elderlies. I believe this class can help change the stigma that surrounds aging and foster a relationship between the youth and elders. People should aim to live longer, not younger because with time, you age. Aging should be seen as an accomplishment, because it demonstrates living, living a life to the fullest. I am going to proudly age and live a long and healthy life.
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