{"product_id":"aging-the-fulfillment-of-life-9780385009188","title":"Aging: The Fulfillment of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are all aging. We are each a spoke on the great wheel of life, part of the ongoing cycle of growth. In \u003ci\u003eAging\u003c\/i\u003e, Henri J.M. Nouwen and Walter J. Gaffney share some moving and inspirational thoughts on what aging means (and \u003ci\u003ecan\u003c\/i\u003e mean) to all of us, whether we're in our youth, middle age, or later years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnhanced by some eighty-five photographs depicting various scenes from life and nature, this book shows how to make the later years a source of hope rather than a time of loneliness -- a way out of darkness into the light. \"Aging,\" the authors write, \"is not a reason for despair, but a basis of hope, not a slow decaying, but a gradual maturing, not a fate to be undergone but a chance to be embraced.\" And they remind us of our responsibility to incorporate the aged into the fabric of our own lives -- helping them become teachers again so they may help \u003ci\u003eus\u003c\/i\u003e repair the fragmented connections between generations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAging\u003c\/i\u003e shows us all how to start fulfilling our lives by giving to others, \"so that when we leave this world, we can be what we have given.\" It is a warm, beautiful, and caring book: a simple reaffirmation of the promise of Him, who by His aging and death brought new life to this world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/1976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385009188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Henri J. M. Nouwen, Walter J. Gaffney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43643941585077,"sku":"9780385009188","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_78615800-907c-4a66-bc27-42933c4ac5fd.jpg?v=1708445052","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/aging-the-fulfillment-of-life-9780385009188","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}