THE OLD MAN AND LOVE What Men in Their 80s Can Teach Us About Aging. In old age, one do not care any more about manhood. It is mostly because they have good and positive answers to these questions: Am I loved? What’s the meaning of my life? Am I still relevant? Am I still a man? Author Thomas Cole talked to an older generation about the meaning in life as it nears its end; « I wanted to know what was ahead of me! » STORY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL By Clare Ansberry Jan. 13, 2020 Thomas Cole, a gerontologist and professor of medical humanities, had two hip replacements, two back surgeries and a bad case of pneumonia in his 60s. He became depressed and wondered what the future held. “I wanted to know what was ahead of me,” says Dr. Cole, right, co-editor of “The Oxford Book on Aging” and author of “The Journey of Life: A Cultural History of Aging in America.” For guidance, he turned to 12 men, all high-profile and in their 80s or older—a period some call the Fourth Age,...
