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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Pagina 96
... moral person without believing in God , although religious belief can sometimes assist moral choices . Human beings sometimes think and act in contradictory ways . If human beings have free will they can make informed choices . That ...
... moral person without believing in God , although religious belief can sometimes assist moral choices . Human beings sometimes think and act in contradictory ways . If human beings have free will they can make informed choices . That ...
Pagina 115
... moral values in society . Younger people would do well to heed their wisdom and usually exemplary behaviour . It would not be right to go back to the puritanical , punitive attitudes that some former gen- erations had towards moral ...
... moral values in society . Younger people would do well to heed their wisdom and usually exemplary behaviour . It would not be right to go back to the puritanical , punitive attitudes that some former gen- erations had towards moral ...
Pagina 137
... moral behav- iour by which they were judged by their elders , peers and local communities . Consequently , they acquired a sense of guilt if they acted against the code . During any one person's lifetime the laws of the land and codes ...
... moral behav- iour by which they were judged by their elders , peers and local communities . Consequently , they acquired a sense of guilt if they acted against the code . During any one person's lifetime the laws of the land and codes ...
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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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