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There is something splendid about the word ageful – a word which I
had not encountered before reading Bytheway (2000). Ironically,
Bytheway does not share my affection for his invention; rather, for him
it seems to have negative connotations, reflected in his comment: ‘as
gerontologists we are vulnerable to seeing ourselves and those we study
entirely in terms of age: as ageing rather than living individuals: ageful
rather than ageless’ (2000: 785–6). But why this juxtaposition between
ageing and living? Surely there is an interconnectedness between the
two. We are ageing from the moment we are born; the longer we live,
the more full of age we become.
Title: Ageful and proud
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There is something splendid about the word ageful – a word which I
had not encountered before reading Bytheway (2000).
Ironically,
Bytheway does not share my affection for his invention; rather, for him
it seems to have negative connotations, reflected in his comment: ‘as
gerontologists we are vulnerable to seeing ourselves and those we study
entirely in terms of age: as ageing rather than living individuals: ageful
rather than ageless’ (2000: 785–6).
But why this juxtaposition between
ageing and living? Surely there is an interconnectedness between the
two.
We are ageing from the moment we are born; the longer we live,
the more full of age we become.