Time Takes, Time Gives: The Gentlemen Get Older

About this episode

The Harmonious Gentlemen reflect on the experience of aging and the lessons it brings.

When did you first realize you were getting older? Was it the gray hairs, the sore back, the changing priorities—or simply the realization that time keeps moving whether we’re ready or not? In this episode, the Harmonious Gentlemen take a break from Alberta politics to reflect on the experience of aging and ask some big questions along the way. Why do many people report becoming happier as they grow older? What does our culture get wrong about ageing? What can we learn from the world’s longest-lived communities? And how should the awareness of our own mortality shape the way we live today? From personal stories and scientific research to philosophy, faith, and a few laughs about the realities of middle age, this conversation explores what time takes from us, what it gives back, and how we might embrace the journey ahead. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit harmoniousgentlemen.substack.com

People in this episode

Host: The Gentlemen

Topics covered

• aging
• happiness
• mortality
• cultural perceptions of aging
• long-lived communities
• personal stories
• philosophy

Keywords

• aging
• happiness
• mortality
• long-lived communities
• cultural perceptions
• personal stories
• philosophy

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Alberta

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