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Rather, with lyrical prose and incisive insight, Stephen Jenkinson explores the great paradox of elderhood in North America- how we are awash in the aged and yet somehow lacking in wisdom; how we relegate senior citizens to the corner of the house while simultaneously heralding them as sage elders simply by virtue of their age. Our own unreconciled relationship with what it means to be an elder has yielded a culture nearly bereft of them. Meanwhile, the planet boils, and the younger generation boils with anger over being left an environment and sociopolitical landscape deeply scarred and broken.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Taking on the sacred cow of the family, Jenkinson argues that elderhood is a function rather than an identity-it is not a position earned simply by the number of years on the planet or the title \"parent\" or \"grandparent.\" As with his seminal book \u003ci\u003eDie Wise,\u003c\/i\u003e Jenkinson interweaves rich personal stories with iconoclastic observations that will leave readers radically rethinking their concept of what it takes to be an elder and the risks of doing otherwise. Part critique, part call to action,\u003ci\u003eCome of Age\u003c\/i\u003eis a love songinviting us-imploring us-to elderhood in this time of trouble. That time is now. 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It does not suggest ways to make dying easier. It pours no honey to make the medicine go down. Instead, with lyrical prose, deep wisdom, and stories from his two decades of working with dying people and their families, Stephen Jenkinson places death at the center of the page and asks us to behold it in all its painful beauty. \u003ci\u003eDie Wise\u003c\/i\u003e teaches the skills of dying, skills that have to be learned in the course of living deeply and well. \u003ci\u003eDie Wise\u003c\/i\u003e is for those who will fail to live forever.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dying well, Jenkinson writes, is a right and responsibility of everyone. It is not a lifestyle option. It is a moral, political, and spiritual obligation each person owes their ancestors and their heirs. \u003ci\u003eDie Wise\u003c\/i\u003e dreams such a dream, and plots such an uprising. 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