Thursday, April 7, 2011

"There are no older people, just older bodies"

In the first BRAID workshop (Bridging Research in Ageing and ICT development) was a lively discussion around when one feels 'old'...
Extract:
"Significantly, when asked if he considered himself to be an older person Miguel responded that he did not, prompting Emilio Mordini (CSSC) to close the workshop with a comment which must remain at the forefront of our work: that in reality there are ‘no older people, just older bodies’. "
read workshop summary here

I think this is very interesting because I think there is a point when an older person will say about themselves that they are old. I think it's the mindset of a person.

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