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The Virtues of Growing Older. By Carol Siskin. Pre-reading questions (1) Suppose you are making a deal with the devil, trading your youth for whatever you want. What would you trade your youth for? Why? (2) What would you like your life to be when you are retired?.
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The Virtues of Growing Older By Carol Siskin
Pre-reading questions • (1) Suppose you are making a deal with the devil, trading your youth for whatever you want. What would you trade your youth for? Why? • (2) What would you like your life to be when you are retired?
The Virtues of Aging by Jimmy Carter • "We are not alone in our worry about both the physical aspect of aging and the prejudice that exists toward the elderly, which is similar to racism or sexism. What makes it different is that the prejudice also exists among those of us who are either within this group or rapidly approaching it.
When I have mentioned the title of this book to a few people, most of them responded, 'Virtues? What could possibly be good about growing old?' The most obvious answer, of course, is to consider the alternative to aging. But there are plenty of other good answers--many based on our personal experiences and observations.
What, in your opinion, are the advantages and disadvantages of growing older? • What do you think are the virtues of being young? • How should the whole society take care of the old people? • Describe some of the occasions that people show their concern to the old.
poor memory • Will You Marry Me? • A widower and widow had known one another for a number of years. One evening there was a community supper in the big activity center. These two were at the same table, across from one another. As the meal went on, he made a few admiring glances at her and finally gathered up his courage to ask her, "Will you marry me?"
After about six seconds of 'careful consideration,' she answered. "Yes. Yes, I will."The meal ended and with a few more pleasant exchanges, they went to their respective homes. • Next morning, he was troubled. Did she say "yes" or did she say "no"? He couldn't remember. Try as he would, he just could not recall. Not even a faint memory.
With trepidation, he went to the telephone and called her. First, he explained to her that he didn't remember as well as he used to. Then he reviewed the lovely evening past. As he gained a little more courage, he then inquired of her "When I asked if you would marry me, did you say 'Yes' or did you say 'No'?"He was delighted to hear her say, "Why, I said, 'Yes, yes I will' and I meant it with all my heart." Then she continued, "And I am so glad that you called...because I couldn't remember who had asked me."
poor health • I'm Dead • An older couple is lying in bed one morning, having just awakened from a good night's sleep. He takes her hand and she responds, "Don't touch me.""Why not?" he asks.She answers back, "Because I'm dead."
The husband says, "What are you talking about? We're lying here in bed together talking to one another."She says, "No, I'm definitely dead."He insists, "You're not dead. What in the world makes you think you're dead?""Because I woke up this morning and nothing hurts."
poor hearing • Hearing Test • An elderly gentleman feared his wife was getting hard of hearing. So he called her doctor to make an appointment to have her hearing checked. The doctor made an appointment for a hearing test in two weeks, and meanwhile suggested the husband try a simple informal test to give the doctor some idea of the state of her problem.
'Here's what you do," said the doctor, "start out about 40 feet away from her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response.“ • That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he's in the living room. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens." Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for supper?"No response.
So the husband moved to the other end of the room, about 30 feet from his wife and repeats, "Honey, what's for supper?" Still no response.Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife and asks, "Honey, what's for supper?"
Again he gets no response so he walks up to the kitchen door, only 10 feet away. "Honey, what's for supper?" Again there is no response, so he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for supper?"Finally he hears this response: "Damn it Earl - for the fifth time - chicken!"
Success • At age 4 success is...not peeing in your pants. • At age 12 success is...having friends. • At age 16 success is...having a drivers license. • At age 20 success is...having sex. • At age 35 success is...having money.
At age 50 success is...having money. • At age 60 success is...having sex. • At age 70 success is...having a drivers license. • At age 75 success is...having friends. • At age 80 success is...not peeing in your pants.
wrinkle • nasolabial folds (法令纹)
18岁 • 28 油性肤质，肌肤出现瑕疵
38色素沉积；肌肤特征发生改变；下巴处肌肤质地开始改变；上眼睑开始松弛 • 。 48眼圈出现，面积变大；深度鱼尾纹和川字纹出现；色素沉积不均匀；下巴轮廓继续变得模糊。
58嘴角处有了十分明显的变化；色斑变深、变大；颈部明显变得更松弛58嘴角处有了十分明显的变化；色斑变深、变大；颈部明显变得更松弛 • 68脸下半部的松弛变得明显；上眼睑明显凹陷；颈部和下巴处肤质改变；每一个老化临床特征都开始加深。
亚洲女性不同部位肌肤的老化特征 • 脸的下半部 • 脸下半部的老化在５５～６０岁之间十分明显。虽然开始较晚，但演化十分快速。 老化的主要特征之一是下巴肤质改变，包括下巴形状的改变和脸颊松弛，从而导致脸部轮廓巨大改变。颈部变粗，由于肤质改变，常伴有松弛。改变从３０多岁开始，４５岁起逐渐变得明显。
嘴部 由于频繁的肌肉运动，再加上其他习惯，如：吸烟，上嘴唇上的细纹出现于４０岁左右，并从此开始剧烈变化。这会导致脸颊松弛，加上肌肤老化，法令纹因而加深,３４－３８岁变得非常明显，６０多岁明显加深。
眼部 眼部是经受肌肉剧烈活动最多的部位之一。因为较薄和更为脆弱，更加容易缺水和干燥。眼部下方在早期由于微循环变化而经常带着一些细纹和黑眼圈。渐渐地，细纹会从纵向排列并变长、变深。到了约３３岁，上眼睑会在重力作用下开始松弛。同时，眼袋变得越来越明显。随着时间，它们会由于皮下组织的演变而逐渐加剧。由于重复的表情动作和肌肤的老化，鱼尾纹开始明显。上眼睑松弛，３０岁起变得十分明显，而且演化剧烈，直到７０岁趋于稳定。眼袋２５岁时已经出现，３０～４０岁之间演化剧烈。之后的演化变得缓慢，直到７０岁趋于稳定。
肌肤色素沉积 由于亚洲地区的高强度紫外线（主要为ＵＶＡ），以及亚洲肌肤中黑素细胞对紫外线的特别反应，亚洲女人由于黑色素过量生成和沉积,会形成色斑，而且会令肤色暗沉；另一方面，肌肤质地也会由于环境和日晒逐渐改变。１８到３３岁间，色素沉积不均匀并不明显。之后,色素沉积开始发生明显变化。直至近６０岁，才趋于稳定。
亚洲女性不同年龄段的肌肤特征 ２０～２９岁 ●第一次有色斑出现 ●眼袋开始出现 ●第一道细纹出现在眼部下方 ３０～３９岁 ●肤质开始改变 ●色斑变深、变大 ●上眼睑开始松弛 ４０～４９岁 ●４０岁左右，两眼间的川字纹开始变得明显 ●皱纹加深 ●肤质开始变得松弛 ５０～５９岁 ●脸下半部的下垂开始变得明显 ●从５０岁开始，大部分老化迹象变得十分明显 ●上眼睑明显凹陷 ６０～６９岁 ●皱纹继续加深 ●椭圆形脸部轮廓渐渐消失 防晒,运动,按摩,补水,饮食,排毒.
