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1、TheVirtuesofGrowingOlderByCarolSiskinPre-readingquestions(1)Supposeyouaremakingadealwiththedevil,tradingyouryouthforwhateveryouwant.Whatwouldyoutradeyouryouthfor?Why?(2)Whatwouldyoulikeyourlifetobewhenyouareretired?WhenIhavementionedthetitleofthisbooktoafewpeople,m
2、ostofthemresponded,'Virtues?Whatcouldpossiblybegoodaboutgrowingold?'Themostobviousanswer,ofcourse,istoconsiderthealternativetoaging.Butthereareplentyofothergoodanswers--manybasedonourpersonalexperiencesandobservations.What,inyouropinion,aretheadvantagesanddisadvant
3、agesofgrowingolder?Whatdoyouthinkarethevirtuesofbeingyoung?Describesomeoftheoccasionsthatpeopleshowtheirconcerntotheold.poormemoryWillYouMarryMe?Awidowerandwidowhadknownoneanotherforanumberofyears.Oneeveningtherewasacommunitysupperinthebigactivitycenter.Thesetwower
4、eatthesametable,acrossfromoneanother.Asthemealwenton,hemadeafewadmiringglancesatherandfinallygathereduphiscouragetoaskher,"Willyoumarryme?"Afteraboutsixsecondsof'carefulconsideration,'sheanswered."Yes.Yes,Iwill." Themealendedandwithafewmorepleasantexchanges,theywen
5、ttotheirrespectivehomes.Nextmorning,hewastroubled.Didshesay"yes"ordidshesay"no"?Hecouldn'tremember.Tryashewould,hejustcouldnotrecall.Notevenafaintmemory.Withtrepidation,hewenttothetelephoneandcalledher.First,heexplainedtoherthathedidn'trememberaswellasheusedto.Then
6、hereviewedthelovelyeveningpast.Ashegainedalittlemorecourage,hetheninquiredofher"WhenIaskedifyouwouldmarryme,didyousay'Yes'ordidyousay'No'?" Hewasdelightedtohearhersay,"Why,Isaid,'Yes,yesIwill'andImeantitwithallmyheart."Thenshecontinued,"AndIamsogladthatyoucalled...
7、becauseIcouldn'trememberwhohadaskedme."poorhealthI'mDeadAnoldercoupleislyinginbedonemorning,havingjustawakenedfromagoodnight'ssleep.Hetakesherhandandsheresponds,"Don'ttouchme." "Whynot?"heasks. Sheanswersback,"BecauseI'mdead."Thehusbandsays,"Whatareyoutalkingabout?
8、We'relyinghereinbedtogethertalkingtooneanother." Shesays,"No,I'mdefinitelydead." Heinsists,"You'renotdead.Whatintheworldmakesyouthinkyou'redead?"
