• Life is 
A woman asked Thomas Edison, the electrical wizard, “Mr. Edison, 
what is electricity?” 
He replied, “Madame, electricity is. Use it.” 
Electricity is a name we give an invisible power which we  do not 
fully comprehend, but we learn all we can about the principle o f 
electricity and its uses. We use it in countless ways. The scientist cannot see an electron with his eyes, yet he accepts it 
as a scientific fact, because it is the only valid con-c lusion, which 
coincides with his other experimental evidence. We cannot see  life. However, we know we are alive. Life is, and we are here to e xpress it 
in all its beauty and glory. • Mind and spirit do not grow old 
The Bible says, and this is life eternal, that they might know thee the 
only true God. JOHN 17:3. 212  The man who thinks or believes that the earthly cycle of bi rth, 
adolescence, youth, maturity, and old age is all there is to life, is 
indeed to be pitied. Such a man has no anchor, no hope, no vision, and 
to him life has no meaning. This type of belief brings frustration, stagnation, cynicism, a nd a 
sense of hopelessness resulting in neurosis and mental aber-r ations of 
all kinds. If you cannot play a fast game of tennis, or swim a s fast as 
your son, or if your body has slowed down, or you walk with a slow 
step, remember life is always clothing itself anew. What  men call 
death is but a journey to a new city in another dimension of Life. I say to men and women in my lectures that they should accept wha t 
we call old age gracefully. Age has its’ own glory, beauty, and 
wisdom, which belong to it. Peace, love, joy, beauty, happiness, 
wisdom, good will, and understanding are qualities, which never gr ow 
old or die. Ralph Waldo Emerson, poet and philosopher, said, “We do not 
count a man’s years until he has nothing else to count.” 
Your character, the quality of your mind, your faith, and your 
convictions are not subject to decay. • You are as young as you think you are 
I give public lectures in Caxton Hall, London, England, every few  
years, and following one of these lectures, a surgeon said to me, “I am 
84 years of age. I operate every morning, visit patients in  the 
afternoons, and I write for medical and other scientific journals  in the 
evening.” 
His attitude was that he was as useful as he believed h im-self to be, 
and that he was as young as his thoughts. He said to me, “It’s tr ue 
what you said, ‘Man is as strong as he thinks he is, and as valua ble as 
he thinks he is.’”  
This surgeon has not surrendered to advancing years. He knows that 
he is immortal. His final comment to me was, “If I should pass  on  
 213  tomorrow, I would be operating on people in the next dimension, not 
with a surgeon’s scalpel, but with mental and spiritual surgery.” 
• Your gray hairs are an asset 
Don’t ever quit a job and say, “I am retired; I am old; I am 
finished.” That would be stagnation, death, and you would be finished. Some men are old at 30, while others are young at 80. The mind is t he 
master weaver, the architect, the designer, and the sculptor. George 
Bernard Shaw was active at 90, and the artistic quality of his mind had 
not relaxed from active duty. I meet men and women who tell me that some employers almost 
slam the door in their faces when they say they are over 40. This 
attitude on the part of the employers is to be considered cold, c allous, 
evil, and completely void of compas-sion and understanding. The total 
emphasis seems to be on youth, i.e., you must be under 35 years of 
age to receive con-sideration. The reasoning behind this is ce rtainly 
very shallow. If the employer would stop and think, he would realiz e 
that the man or woman was not selling his age or gray hair, rat her, he 
was willing to give of his talents, his experience, and his w is-dom 
gathered through years of experience in the market place of life. • Age is an asset 
Your age should be a distinct asset to any organization, because of  
your practice and application through the years of the princi ples of the 
Golden Rule and the law of love and good will. Your gray hair, if you  
have any, should stand for greater wisdom, skill, and understandi ng. Your emotional and spiritual maturity should be a tremendous 
blessing to any organization. A man should not be asked to resign when he is 65 years of age. That is the time of life when he could be most useful in handling 
personnel problems, making plans for the future, making decis ions, 
and guiding others in the realm of creative ideas based on his 
experience and insight into the nature of the business. 214   • Be your age 
A motion-picture writer in Hollywood told me that he had to write 
scripts, which would cater to the twelve-year-old mind. This is a tragic state of affairs if the great masses  of people are 
expected to become emotionally and spiritually mature. It me ans that 
the emphasis is placed on youth in spite of the fact that yout h stands 
for inexperience, lack of discernment, and hasty judgment. • I can keep up with the best of them 
I am now thinking of a man 65 years of age who is trying frantic ally 
to keep young. He swims with young men every Sun-day, goes on 
long hikes, plays tennis, and boasts of his prowess and physical  
powers, saying, “Look, I can keep up with the best of them!” 
He should remember the great truth: As a man thinketh in his heart, 
so is he. PROV. 23:7. Diets, exercises, and games of all kinds will not keep this  man 
young. It is necessary for him to observe that he grows old  or remains 
young in accordance with his processes of think-ing. Your 
subconscious mind is conditioned by your thoughts. If your thoughts 
are constantly on the beautiful, the noble, and the good, you will 
remain young regardless of the chronological years. • Fear of old age 
Job said, The thing which I greatly feared is come upon me. There 
are many people who fear old age and are uncertain about the fu ture, 
because they anticipate mental and physical deterioration as  the years 
advance. What they think and feel comes to pass. You grow old when you lose interest in life, when you cease to 
dream, to hunger after new truths, and to search for new worlds to  
conquer. When your mind is open to new ideas, new interests, and 
when you raise the curtain and let in the sunshine and inspira tion of 
new truths of life and the universe, you will be young and vital. 215  • You Lave much to give 
If you are 65 or 95 years of age, realize you have much to give. You 
can help stabilize, advise, and direct the younger generation. You  can 
give the benefit of your knowledge, your experience, and your 
wisdom. You can always look ahead for at all times you are gazi ng 
into infinite life. You will find that you can never cease to unveil  the 
glories and wonders of life. Try to learn something new every  moment 
of the day, and you will find your mind will always be young. • One hundred and ten years old 
Some years ago while lecturing in Bombay, India, I was introduced  
to a man who said he was 110 years old. He had the most beautiful 
face I have ever seen. He seemed trans-figured by the ra diance of an 
inner light. There was a rare beauty in his eyes indicating he  had 
grown old in years with gladness and with no indication that his mind 
had dimmed its lights. • Retirement is a new venture 
Be sure that your mind never retires. It must be like a para chute, 
which is no good unless it opens up. Be open and receptive to new 
ideas. I have seen men of 65 and 70 retire. They seemed to rot a way, 
and in a few months passed on. They obviously felt that life was  at an 
end. Retirement can be a new venture, a new challenge, a new pa th, the 
beginning of the fulfillment of a long dream. It is inexpressib ly 
depressing to hear a man say, “What shall I do now that I am re tired?” 
He is saying in effect, “I am mentally and physically dead. My mind is 
bankrupt of ideas.”  
All this is a false picture. The real truth is that y ou can accomplish 
more at 90 than you did at 60, because each day you are growing i n 
wisdom and understanding of life and the universe through your new 
studies and interest. 216  • He graduated to a better job 
An executive, who lives near me, was forced to retire a few m onths 
ago because he had reached the age of 65. He said to me, “I l ook upon 
my retirement as promotion from kinder-garten to the first gr ade.” He 
philosophized in this manner: He said that when he left high s chool, 
he went up the ladder by going to college. He realized this was a step 
forward in his education and understanding of life in general. Likewise, he added, now he could do the things he had always wan ted 
to do, and therefore, his retirement was still another step  forward on 
the ladder of life and wisdom. He came to the wise conclusion that he was no longer going t o 
concentrate on making a living. Now he was going to give all hi s 
attention to living life. He is an amateur photog-rapher, and he took 
additional courses on the subject. He took a trip around the wor ld and 
took movies of famous places. He now lectures before various  groups, 
lodges, and clubs, and is in popular demand. There are countless ways of taking an interest in some-thing 
worthwhile outside yourself. Become enthusiastic over new creat ive 
ideas, make spiritual progress, and continue to learn and to gr ow. In 
this manner you remain young in heart, because you are hungering 
and thirsting after new truths, and your body will reflect your t hinking 
at all times. • You must be a producer and not a prisoner of society 
The newspapers are taking cognizance of the fact that the voti ng 
population of the elderly in California elections is increas -ing by leaps 
and bounds. This means that their voices will be heard in the 
legislature of the state and also in the halls of Con-gre ss. I believe 
there will be enacted a federal law prohibiting employers  from  
discrimination against men and women because of age. A man of 65 years may be younger mentally, physically, and 
physiologically than many men at 30. It is stupid and ridicu-lous  to 
tell a man he cannot be hired because he is over 40. It is like  saying to 
him that he is ready for the scrap heap or the junk pile. 217  What is a man of 40 or over to do? Must he bury his talents and hide 
his light under a bushel? Men, who are deprived and prevented from  
working because of age must be sustained by government tre asuries at 
county, state, and federal levels. The many organizations who refuse 
to hire them and benefit from their wisdom and experience will b e 
taxed to support them. This is a form of financial suicide. Man is here to enjoy the fruit of his labor, and he is here to b e a 
producer and not a prisoner of society, which compels him to idleness. Man’s body slows down gradually as he advances through the years, 
but his conscious mind can be made much more active, alert, aliv e, 
and quickened by the inspiration from his subconscious mind. His 
mind, in reality, never grows old. Job said, Oh that I were as in 
months past, as in the days when God preserved me; When his candle  
shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through 
darkness; As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret  of God 
was upon my tabernacle. JOB 29:2-4. • Secret of youth 
To recapture the days of your youth, feel the miraculous, healing,  
selfrenewing power of your subconscious mind moving through your 
whole being. Know and feel that you are inspired, lifted up, 
rejuvenated, revitalized, and recharged spiritually. You can bub ble 
over with enthusiasm and joy, as in the days of your youth, for the  
simple reason that you can always men-tally and emotionally 
recapture the joyous state. The candle, which shines upon your head, is divine intelligence, and 
reveals to you everything you need to know; it enables you to affi rm 
the presence of your good, regardless of appearances. You walk by the 
guidance of your subconscious mind, because you know that the dawn 
appears and the shadows flee away. • Get a vision 
Instead of saying, “I am old,” say, “I am wise in the way of t he 
Divine Life.” Don’t let the corporation, newspapers, or statist ics hold 
a picture before you of old age, declining years, decrepitude , senility,  
 218  and uselessness. Reject it, for it is a lie. Refuse to be hypnot ized by 
such propaganda. Affirm life—not death. Get a vision of yourself as 
happy, radiant, successful, serene, and powerful. • Your mind does not grow old 
Former President Herbert Hoover, now 88 years old, is very act ive  
and is performing monumental work. I interviewed him a few ye ars 
ago in his suite at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City. I f ound him 
healthy, happy, vigorous, and full of life and enthusiasm. He was 
keeping several secretaries busy handling his correspondence a nd was 
himself writing books of a political and historical nature. Like all gr eat 
men, I found him affable, genial, amiable, loving, and most 
understanding. His mental acumen and sagacity gave me the thrill of a lif etime. He 
is a deeply religious man, and is full of faith in God and in the triumph 
of the eternal truth of life. He was subjected to a barrag e of criticism 
and condemnation in the years of the great depression, but he 
weathered the storm and did not grow old in hatred, resentment, ill 
will, and bitterness. On the con-trary, he went into the silenc e of his 
soul, and communing with the Divine Presence within him, he found 
the peace, which is the power at the heart of God. • His mind active at ninety-nine 
My father learned the French language at 65 years of age, a nd 
became an authority on it at 70. He made a study of Gaelic whe n he 
was over 60, and became an acknowledged and famous teacher of the 
subject. He assisted my sister in a school of higher learn ing and 
continued to do so until he passed away at 99. His mind was as clea r 
at 99 as it was when he was 20. Moreover, his handwriting and his 
reasoning powers had improved with age. Truly, you are as old as  you 
think and feel. • We need our senior citizens 
Marcus Porcius Cato, the Roman patriot, learned Greek at 80. Madame Ernestine Schumann-Heink, the great German-American  
 219  contralto, reached the pinnacle of her musical suc-cess after she 
became a grandmother. It is wonderful to behold the accomplishme nts 
of the oldsters. General Douglas Mac-Arthur, Harry S. Truman, 
General Dwight David Eisenhower, and American financier Bernard 
Baruch are interesting, active, and contributing their talents and 
wisdom to the world. The Greek philosopher Socrates, learned to play musical 
instruments when he was 80 years old. Michelangelo was paint-ing his 
greatest canvases at 80. At 80, Cios Simonides won the prize for 
poetry, Johann von Goethe finished Faust, and Leopold von Ranke 
commenced his History of the World, which he fin-ished at 92. Alfred Tennyson wrote a magnificent poem, “Crossing the Bar,” a t 
83. Isaac Newton was hard at work close to 85. At 88 John Wesley was 
directing, preaching, and guiding Meth-odism. We have several men 
of 95 years who come to my lec-tures, and they tell me they ar e in 
better health now than they were at 20. Let us place our senior citizens in high places and give t hem every 
opportunity to bring forth the flowers of Paradise. If you are retired, get interested in the laws of life and t he wonders 
of your subconscious mind. Do something you have always wanted to 
do. Study new subjects, and investigate new ideas. Pray as follows: As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so 
panteth my soul after thee, O God. PSALM 42:1. • The fruits of old age 
His flesh shall be fresher than a child¶s: he shall return to the da ys 
of his youth. JOB 33:25. Old age really means the contemplation of the truths of God f rom 
the highest standpoint. Realize that you are on an endless jo urney, a 
series of important steps in the ceaseless, tire-less, endl ess ocean of  
 220  life. Then, with the Psalmist you will say, They shall still bring forth 
fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing. PSALM 92:14. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience , gentleness, 
goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is  no law. GALATIANS 5:22-23. You are a son of Infinite Life, which knows no end, and you are a 
child of Eternity. • Profitable pointers 
1. Patience, kindness, love, good will, joy, happiness, wisdom, and  
understanding are qualities, which never grow old. Cul-tivate them 
and express them, and remain young in mind and body. 2. Some research physicians say that the neurotic fear of the effects 
of time may well be the cause of premature aging. 3. Age is not the flight of years; it is the dawn of wisdom in t he 
mind of man. 4. The most productive years of your life can be from 65 to 95. 5. Welcome the advancing years. It means you are moving higher on 
the path of life, which has no end. 6. God is Life, and that is your life now. Life is self-renewing, 
eternal, and indestructible, and is the reality of all men. Y ou live 
forever, because your life is God’s life. 7. Evidence of survival after death is overwhelming. Study 
Proceedings of Psychical Research Society of Great Britain and  
America in your library. Outstanding scientists base the work on the 
scientific research for over 75 years. 8. You cannot see your mind, but you know you have a mind. You 
cannot see spirit, but you know that the spirit of the game, t he spirit of 
the artist, the spirit of the musician, and the spirit of the speaker is 
real. Likewise, the spirit of good-ness, truth, and beauty mov ing in  
 221  your mind and heart are real. You cannot see life, but you know you 
are alive. 9. Old age may be called the contemplation of the truths of God 
from the highest standpoint. The joys of old age are greater th an those 
of youth. Your mind is engaged in spiritual and mental athletics. Nature slows down your body so that you may have the opportunity  to 
meditate on things divine. 10. We do not count a man’s years until he has nothing else to 
count. Your faith and convictions are not subject to decay. 11. You are as young as you think you are. You are as strong as you 
think you are. You are as useful as you think you are. You are as 
young as your thoughts. 12. Your gray hair is an asset. You are not selling your gray hair s. 
You are selling your talent, abilities, and wisdom, which you have  
garnered through the years. 13. Diets- and exercises won’t keep you young. As a man thinketh, 
so is he . 14. Fear of old age can bring about physical and mental de-
terioration. The thing I greatly feared has come upon me. 15. You grow old when you cease to dream, and when you lose 
interest in life. You grow old if you are irritable, crotchety , petulant, 
and cantankerous. Fill your mind with the truths of God and radia te 
the sunshine of His love—this is youth. 16. Look ahead, for at all times you are gazing into infinite life. 17. Your retirement is a new venture. Take up new studies and new  
interests. You can now do the things you always wanted to do when 
you were so busy making a living. Give your attention to living life. 18. Become a producer and not a prisoner of society. Don’t hide 
your light under a bushel. 222  19. The secret of youth is love, joy, inner peace, and laughter. In 
Him there is fullness of joy. In Him there is no darkness at all . 20. You are needed. Some of the great philosophers, artists, 
scientists, writers, and others accomplished their greatest work after 
they were 80 years old. 21. The fruits of old age are love, joy, peace, patience, gentle -ness, 
goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance. 22. You are a son of Infinite Life, which knows no end. You are a 
child of Eternity. You are wonderful! The end 
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        • Life is 
A woman asked Thomas Edison, the electrical wizard, “Mr. Edison, 
what is electricity. ” 
He replied, “Madame, electricity is. Use it. ” 
Electricity is a name we give an invisible power which we  do not 
fully comprehend, but we learn all we can about the principle o f 
electricity and its uses. We use it in countless ways. The scientist cannot see an electron with his eyes, yet he accepts it 
as a scientific fact, because it is the only valid con-c lusion, which 
coincides with his other experimental evidence. We cannot see  life. However, we know we are alive. Life is, and we are here to e xpress it 
in all its beauty and glory. • Mind and spirit do not grow old 
The Bible says, and this is life eternal, that they might know thee the 
only true God. JOHN 17:3. 212  The man who thinks or believes that the earthly cycle of bi rth, 
adolescence, youth, maturity, and old age is all there is to life, is 
indeed to be pitied. Such a man has no anchor, no hope, no vision, and 
to him life has no meaning. This type of belief brings frustration, stagnation, cynicism, a nd a 
sense of hopelessness resulting in neurosis and mental aber-r ations of 
all kinds. If you cannot play a fast game of tennis, or swim a s fast as 
your son, or if your body has slowed down, or you walk with a slow 
step, remember life is always clothing itself anew. What  men call 
death is but a journey to a new city in another dimension of Life. I say to men and women in my lectures that they should accept wha t 
we call old age gracefully. Age has its’ own glory, beauty, and 
wisdom, which belong to it. Peace, love, joy, beauty, happiness, 
wisdom, good will, and understanding are qualities, which never gr ow 
old or die. Ralph Waldo Emerson, poet and philosopher, said, “We do not 
count a man’s years until he has nothing else to count. ” 
Your character, the quality of your mind, your faith, and your 
convictions are not subject to decay. • You are as young as you think you are 
I give public lectures in Caxton Hall, London, England, every few  
years, and following one of these lectures, a surgeon said to me, “I am 
84 years of age. I operate every morning, visit patients in  the 
afternoons, and I write for medical and other scientific journals  in the 
evening. ” 
His attitude was that he was as useful as he believed h im-self to be, 
and that he was as young as his thoughts. He said to me, “It’s tr ue 
what you said, ‘Man is as strong as he thinks he is, and as valua ble as 
he thinks he is. ’”  
This surgeon has not surrendered to advancing years. He knows that 
he is immortal. His final comment to me was, “If I should pass  on  
 213  tomorrow, I would be operating on people in the next dimension, not 
with a surgeon’s scalpel, but with mental and spiritual surgery. ” 
• Your gray hairs are an asset 
Don’t ever quit a job and say, “I am retired; I am old; I am 
finished. ” That would be stagnation, death, and you would be finished. Some men are old at 30, while others are young at 80. The mind is t he 
master weaver, the architect, the designer, and the sculptor. George 
Bernard Shaw was active at 90, and the artistic quality of his mind had 
not relaxed from active duty. I meet men and women who tell me that some employers almost 
slam the door in their faces when they say they are over 40. This 
attitude on the part of the employers is to be considered cold, c allous, 
evil, and completely void of compas-sion and understanding. The total 
emphasis seems to be on youth, i. e. , you must be under 35 years of 
age to receive con-sideration. The reasoning behind this is ce rtainly 
very shallow. If the employer would stop and think, he would realiz e 
that the man or woman was not selling his age or gray hair, rat her, he 
was willing to give of his talents, his experience, and his w is-dom 
gathered through years of experience in the market place of life. • Age is an asset 
Your age should be a distinct asset to any organization, because of  
your practice and application through the years of the princi ples of the 
Golden Rule and the law of love and good will. Your gray hair, if you  
have any, should stand for greater wisdom, skill, and understandi ng. Your emotional and spiritual maturity should be a tremendous 
blessing to any organization. A man should not be asked to resign when he is 65 years of age. That is the time of life when he could be most useful in handling 
personnel problems, making plans for the future, making decis ions, 
and guiding others in the realm of creative ideas based on his 
experience and insight into the nature of the business. 214   • Be your age 
A motion-picture writer in Hollywood told me that he had to write 
scripts, which would cater to the twelve-year-old mind. This is a tragic state of affairs if the great masses  of people are 
expected to become emotionally and spiritually mature. It me ans that 
the emphasis is placed on youth in spite of the fact that yout h stands 
for inexperience, lack of discernment, and hasty judgment. • I can keep up with the best of them 
I am now thinking of a man 65 years of age who is trying frantic ally 
to keep young. He swims with young men every Sun-day, goes on 
long hikes, plays tennis, and boasts of his prowess and physical  
powers, saying, “Look, I can keep up with the best of them. ” 
He should remember the great truth: As a man thinketh in his heart, 
so is he. PROV. 23:7. Diets, exercises, and games of all kinds will not keep this  man 
young. It is necessary for him to observe that he grows old  or remains 
young in accordance with his processes of think-ing. Your 
subconscious mind is conditioned by your thoughts. If your thoughts 
are constantly on the beautiful, the noble, and the good, you will 
remain young regardless of the chronological years. • Fear of old age 
Job said, The thing which I greatly feared is come upon me. There 
are many people who fear old age and are uncertain about the fu ture, 
because they anticipate mental and physical deterioration as  the years 
advance. What they think and feel comes to pass. You grow old when you lose interest in life, when you cease to 
dream, to hunger after new truths, and to search for new worlds to  
conquer. When your mind is open to new ideas, new interests, and 
when you raise the curtain and let in the sunshine and inspira tion of 
new truths of life and the universe, you will be young and vital. 215  • You Lave much to give 
If you are 65 or 95 years of age, realize you have much to give. You 
can help stabilize, advise, and direct the younger generation. You  can 
give the benefit of your knowledge, your experience, and your 
wisdom. You can always look ahead for at all times you are gazi ng 
into infinite life. You will find that you can never cease to unveil  the 
glories and wonders of life. Try to learn something new every  moment 
of the day, and you will find your mind will always be young. • One hundred and ten years old 
Some years ago while lecturing in Bombay, India, I was introduced  
to a man who said he was 110 years old. He had the most beautiful 
face I have ever seen. He seemed trans-figured by the ra diance of an 
inner light. There was a rare beauty in his eyes indicating he  had 
grown old in years with gladness and with no indication that his mind 
had dimmed its lights. • Retirement is a new venture 
Be sure that your mind never retires. It must be like a para chute, 
which is no good unless it opens up. Be open and receptive to new 
ideas. I have seen men of 65 and 70 retire. They seemed to rot a way, 
and in a few months passed on. They obviously felt that life was  at an 
end. Retirement can be a new venture, a new challenge, a new pa th, the 
beginning of the fulfillment of a long dream. It is inexpressib ly 
depressing to hear a man say, “What shall I do now that I am re tired. ” 
He is saying in effect, “I am mentally and physically dead. My mind is 
bankrupt of ideas. ”  
All this is a false picture. The real truth is that y ou can accomplish 
more at 90 than you did at 60, because each day you are growing i n 
wisdom and understanding of life and the universe through your new 
studies and interest. 216  • He graduated to a better job 
An executive, who lives near me, was forced to retire a few m onths 
ago because he had reached the age of 65. He said to me, “I l ook upon 
my retirement as promotion from kinder-garten to the first gr ade. ” He 
philosophized in this manner: He said that when he left high s chool, 
he went up the ladder by going to college. He realized this was a step 
forward in his education and understanding of life in general. Likewise, he added, now he could do the things he had always wan ted 
to do, and therefore, his retirement was still another step  forward on 
the ladder of life and wisdom. He came to the wise conclusion that he was no longer going t o 
concentrate on making a living. Now he was going to give all hi s 
attention to living life. He is an amateur photog-rapher, and he took 
additional courses on the subject. He took a trip around the wor ld and 
took movies of famous places. He now lectures before various  groups, 
lodges, and clubs, and is in popular demand. There are countless ways of taking an interest in some-thing 
worthwhile outside yourself. Become enthusiastic over new creat ive 
ideas, make spiritual progress, and continue to learn and to gr ow. In 
this manner you remain young in heart, because you are hungering 
and thirsting after new truths, and your body will reflect your t hinking 
at all times. • You must be a producer and not a prisoner of society 
The newspapers are taking cognizance of the fact that the voti ng 
population of the elderly in California elections is increas -ing by leaps 
and bounds. This means that their voices will be heard in the 
legislature of the state and also in the halls of Con-gre ss. I believe 
there will be enacted a federal law prohibiting employers  from  
discrimination against men and women because of age. A man of 65 years may be younger mentally, physically, and 
physiologically than many men at 30. It is stupid and ridicu-lous  to 
tell a man he cannot be hired because he is over 40. It is like  saying to 
him that he is ready for the scrap heap or the junk pile. 217  What is a man of 40 or over to do. Must he bury his talents and hide 
his light under a bushel. Men, who are deprived and prevented from  
working because of age must be sustained by government tre asuries at 
county, state, and federal levels. The many organizations who refuse 
to hire them and benefit from their wisdom and experience will b e 
taxed to support them. This is a form of financial suicide. Man is here to enjoy the fruit of his labor, and he is here to b e a 
producer and not a prisoner of society, which compels him to idleness. Man’s body slows down gradually as he advances through the years, 
but his conscious mind can be made much more active, alert, aliv e, 
and quickened by the inspiration from his subconscious mind. His 
mind, in reality, never grows old. Job said, Oh that I were as in 
months past, as in the days when God preserved me; When his candle  
shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through 
darkness; As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret  of God 
was upon my tabernacle. JOB 29:2-4. • Secret of youth 
To recapture the days of your youth, feel the miraculous, healing,  
selfrenewing power of your subconscious mind moving through your 
whole being. Know and feel that you are inspired, lifted up, 
rejuvenated, revitalized, and recharged spiritually. You can bub ble 
over with enthusiasm and joy, as in the days of your youth, for the  
simple reason that you can always men-tally and emotionally 
recapture the joyous state. The candle, which shines upon your head, is divine intelligence, and 
reveals to you everything you need to know; it enables you to affi rm 
the presence of your good, regardless of appearances. You walk by the 
guidance of your subconscious mind, because you know that the dawn 
appears and the shadows flee away. • Get a vision 
Instead of saying, “I am old,” say, “I am wise in the way of t he 
Divine Life. ” Don’t let the corporation, newspapers, or statist ics hold 
a picture before you of old age, declining years, decrepitude, senility,  
 218  and uselessness. Reject it, for it is a lie. Refuse to be hypnot ized by 
such propaganda. Affirm life—not death. Get a vision of yourself as 
happy, radiant, successful, serene, and powerful. • Your mind does not grow old 
Former President Herbert Hoover, now 88 years old, is very act ive  
and is performing monumental work. I interviewed him a few ye ars 
ago in his suite at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City. I f ound him 
healthy, happy, vigorous, and full of life and enthusiasm. He was 
keeping several secretaries busy handling his correspondence a nd was 
himself writing books of a political and historical nature. Like all gr eat 
men, I found him affable, genial, amiable, loving, and most 
understanding. His mental acumen and sagacity gave me the thrill of a lif etime. He 
is a deeply religious man, and is full of faith in God and in the triumph 
of the eternal truth of life. He was subjected to a barrag e of criticism 
and condemnation in the years of the great depression, but he 
weathered the storm and did not grow old in hatred, resentment, ill 
will, and bitterness. On the con-trary, he went into the silenc e of his 
soul, and communing with the Divine Presence within him, he found 
the peace, which is the power at the heart of God. • His mind active at ninety-nine 
My father learned the French language at 65 years of age, a nd 
became an authority on it at 70. He made a study of Gaelic whe n he 
was over 60, and became an acknowledged and famous teacher of the 
subject. He assisted my sister in a school of higher learn ing and 
continued to do so until he passed away at 99. His mind was as clea r 
at 99 as it was when he was 20. Moreover, his handwriting and his 
reasoning powers had improved with age. Truly, you are as old as  you 
think and feel. • We need our senior citizens 
Marcus Porcius Cato, the Roman patriot, learned Greek at 80. Madame Ernestine Schumann-Heink, the great German-American  
 219  contralto, reached the pinnacle of her musical suc-cess after she 
became a grandmother. It is wonderful to behold the accomplishme nts 
of the oldsters. General Douglas Mac-Arthur, Harry S. Truman, 
General Dwight David Eisenhower, and American financier Bernard 
Baruch are interesting, active, and contributing their talents and 
wisdom to the world. The Greek philosopher Socrates, learned to play musical 
instruments when he was 80 years old. Michelangelo was paint-ing his 
greatest canvases at 80. At 80, Cios Simonides won the prize for 
poetry, Johann von Goethe finished Faust, and Leopold von Ranke 
commenced his History of the World, which he fin-ished at 92. Alfred Tennyson wrote a magnificent poem, “Crossing the Bar,” a t 
83. Isaac Newton was hard at work close to 85. At 88 John Wesley was 
directing, preaching, and guiding Meth-odism. We have several men 
of 95 years who come to my lec-tures, and they tell me they ar e in 
better health now than they were at 20. Let us place our senior citizens in high places and give t hem every 
opportunity to bring forth the flowers of Paradise. If you are retired, get interested in the laws of life and t he wonders 
of your subconscious mind. Do something you have always wanted to 
do. Study new subjects, and investigate new ideas. Pray as follows: As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so 
panteth my soul after thee, O God. PSALM 42:1. • The fruits of old age 
His flesh shall be fresher than a child¶s: he shall return to the da ys 
of his youth. JOB 33:25. Old age really means the contemplation of the truths of God f rom 
the highest standpoint. Realize that you are on an endless jo urney, a 
series of important steps in the ceaseless, tire-less, endl ess ocean of  
 220  life. Then, with the Psalmist you will say, They shall still bring forth 
fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing. PSALM 92:14. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, 
goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is  no law. GALATIANS 5:22-23. You are a son of Infinite Life, which knows no end, and you are a 
child of Eternity. • Profitable pointers 
1. Patience, kindness, love, good will, joy, happiness, wisdom, and  
understanding are qualities, which never grow old. Cul-tivate them 
and express them, and remain young in mind and body. 2. Some research physicians say that the neurotic fear of the effects 
of time may well be the cause of premature aging. 3. Age is not the flight of years; it is the dawn of wisdom in t he 
mind of man. 4. The most productive years of your life can be from 65 to 95. 5. Welcome the advancing years. It means you are moving higher on 
the path of life, which has no end. 6. God is Life, and that is your life now. Life is self-renewing, 
eternal, and indestructible, and is the reality of all men. Y ou live 
forever, because your life is God’s life. 7. Evidence of survival after death is overwhelming. Study 
Proceedings of Psychical Research Society of Great Britain and  
America in your library. Outstanding scientists base the work on the 
scientific research for over 75 years. 8. You cannot see your mind, but you know you have a mind. You 
cannot see spirit, but you know that the spirit of the game, t he spirit of 
the artist, the spirit of the musician, and the spirit of the speaker is 
real. Likewise, the spirit of good-ness, truth, and beauty mov ing in  
 221  your mind and heart are real. You cannot see life, but you know you 
are alive. 9. Old age may be called the contemplation of the truths of God 
from the highest standpoint. The joys of old age are greater th an those 
of youth. Your mind is engaged in spiritual and mental athletics. Nature slows down your body so that you may have the opportunity  to 
meditate on things divine. 10. We do not count a man’s years until he has nothing else to 
count. Your faith and convictions are not subject to decay. 11. You are as young as you think you are. You are as strong as you 
think you are. You are as useful as you think you are. You are as 
young as your thoughts. 12. Your gray hair is an asset. You are not selling your gray hair s. You are selling your talent, abilities, and wisdom, which you have  
garnered through the years. 13. Diets- and exercises won’t keep you young. As a man thinketh, 
so is he. 14. Fear of old age can bring about physical and mental de-
terioration. The thing I greatly feared has come upon me. 15. You grow old when you cease to dream, and when you lose 
interest in life. You grow old if you are irritable, crotchety, petulant, 
and cantankerous. Fill your mind with the truths of God and radia te 
the sunshine of His love—this is youth. 16. Look ahead, for at all times you are gazing into infinite life. 17. Your retirement is a new venture. Take up new studies and new  
interests. You can now do the things you always wanted to do when 
you were so busy making a living. Give your attention to living life. 18. Become a producer and not a prisoner of society. Don’t hide 
your light under a bushel. 222  19. The secret of youth is love, joy, inner peace, and laughter. In 
Him there is fullness of joy. In Him there is no darkness at all. 20. You are needed. Some of the great philosophers, artists, 
scientists, writers, and others accomplished their greatest work after 
they were 80 years old. 21. The fruits of old age are love, joy, peace, patience, gentle -ness, 
goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance. 22. You are a son of Infinite Life, which knows no end. You are a 
child of Eternity. You are wonderful. The end 
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      *       An individual's perception determines how youthful they appear. *         Focuses primarily on positivity towards getting older,
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Summary:
Dr. Murphy emphasizes the importance of maintaining a positive mindset regardingaging process. Heclearlystateshatitdoesntmatterhowmanybirthdaysyoun'vecelebrated,you'restillaliveandequaltomeaningfulactivities. Hepoints out examples of remarkable achievementsby individualswho continued working productively even beyondtheirretirement ages,supportedaquote stating "Asamanthinkestinhiseart,"provingmentalsharpnessthatsurvivespastphysical limitations. Furthermore, M urphycriticizesemployers' negative attitudes toward hiringolder workers,citingexamplesofofexceptional accomplishments achieved late-in-life,motivatingpeopletosurrenderprejudicesagainsttheseniors. Key points summarized:



**Main Idea:** Maintaining positivism during ageing period


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    **Life**: Acknowledge existence without comprehending fully;
    **Mind &Spirit don't Grow OLD**

    ***Age isn‘T Measured Chronological YEARS***

            + Youthfulness stems solely FROM THOUGHTS AND CONVICTIONS. **Assets**
          Gray Hair/Life Experience/ Wisdom = ASSET FOR THE ORGANIZATION




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Life is, and we are here to express it in all its beauty and glory.
According to the passage, what is the definition of life?
The key to staying young is to keep a youthful attitude, think positively, and keep your mind active and engaged.
What is the key to staying young, according to the passage?
The passage suggests that age is not a barrier to productivity and usefulness. It emphasizes that a person's mind and spirit do not grow old, and that they can continue to grow and contribute in their 60s, 70s, 220 80s, and beyond.
What is the passage suggesting about the importance of age?
The passage emphasizes the importance of one's thoughts in determining one's state of being. It suggests that one's thoughts can keep them young and vital, and that one should focus on positive and uplifting thoughts to maintain a youthful attitude.
What is the passage saying about the importance of one's thoughts?
The passage suggests that senior citizens have a lot to offer and should not be dismissed or marginalized. It emphasizes the importance of valuing and utilizing their experience, wisdom, and knowledge.
What is the passage saying about the role of senior citizens in society?