I Love Stories about How Old Age Makes You Wise

 Though in my case it just makes me sleepy.

Here's some words from someone named Jonathan V. Last in praise of Joe Biden, wondering where Biden got the courage to step aside when it became clear that even if his critics were wrong about his inability to beat Trump, if they were convinced he couldn't beat Trump and said said so publicly ... well then, in fact he couldn't Beat Trump! (Talk about crazy making.) 

The big question for me is: How was Biden able to make (the decision)?

I believe the answer is his age. Biden’s age was his electoral weakness. It was also his superpower.

Aging isn’t for the faint of heart. It is a process of having things taken from you. Your status. Your health. Your freedom. Eventually, your life.

But in return, a well-organized mind accumulates wisdom. If we age correctly we develop perspective: About the full breadth of the human experience. About love and loss. About what is, and is not, important.

I submit to you that it is precisely because Biden has lived a long, rich life that he was able to make those decisions which saved our democracy.