Living Life to the Full: A Guide to Spiritual Health in Later YearsBloomsbury Academic, 2006 - 177 pagini In Western society people are now living to great ages. Old age offers one of the biggest challenges in the journey of life. Many people will not face it and try to avoid it by plastic surgery, liposuction or other absurd attempts at rejuvenation. Too many people are simply afraid of dying. The serenity and wisdom of old age is much to be admired and from it much can be learned also by the not so old. This new book is packed with positive insights. Like all her best books, this one arises out of Dr Kroll's direct experience as a medical practitioner and spiritual director. The book is about the spirituality of old age, but it is not written to force religion on anyone. As a doctor, Kroll writes also about the physical problems of ageing - creaking joints, osteoporosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. She also writes brilliantly about depressive illnesses and the desire to obfuscate the problems of declining physical strength with pills, booze and other quick fixes. The less attractive aspects of old age are discussed squarely- failing memory, natural confusion, and the natural effects of incontinence. Kroll also touches on some real issues relating to euthanasia and medical termination without the victim's consent. The honesty and downright common sense of this book make it a rare and extremely useful piece of work. |
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... actions . The thoughts and small actions of isolated people do matter . Each major advance that benefits the world as a whole begins in one person's thought , irrespective of that person's age . Older people need to be confident . They ...
... actions . The thoughts and small actions of isolated people do matter . Each major advance that benefits the world as a whole begins in one person's thought , irrespective of that person's age . Older people need to be confident . They ...
Pagina 119
... action to ensure death . Moral considerations about ending human life should be kept distinct from parliamentary ... actions that do not involve heroic intervention to keep someone alive at all costs , and the use of drugs and ...
... action to ensure death . Moral considerations about ending human life should be kept distinct from parliamentary ... actions that do not involve heroic intervention to keep someone alive at all costs , and the use of drugs and ...
Pagina 136
... actions was a guiding factor in their lives . The climate of the environment in which they grew up was a moral one . They may not have been born into a predominantly Christian culture . Nevertheless , the laws of any European or ...
... actions was a guiding factor in their lives . The climate of the environment in which they grew up was a moral one . They may not have been born into a predominantly Christian culture . Nevertheless , the laws of any European or ...
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Ageing and the Human Spirit | 8 |
Meeting Some of the Challenges of Later Life | 22 |
Living Life to the Full through Finding Freedom | 39 |
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