Natalie Parker is a young woman in her mid-20s who spent time a few years ago as an intern at a Rehabilitation Hospital in Hawaii, helping seniors engage in day-to-day activities. "I was so appreciative of the advice and lessons I received from working with these senior adults," she says. Parker realized these seniors were an untapped resource and decided that the wisdom they had accumulated over their years could be as much of a help to other people in all walks of life as it had been to her.
She began a project to request and then collect handwritten letters and postcards from seniors all over the country, each containing short yet valuable sentences of advice or observations--"wisdom" --from a generation who could look back and reflect on what values and common sense ideas had proven useful and helpful for them over the years.
She then compiled-from hundreds of responses-thirty-five of her favorites and juxtaposed the quotes with appropriate, though unrelated old photographs, and published Age of Wisdom
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This beautifully designed and printed book is filled with visual and handwritten treasures on every page. "It brings you back to the past," says Parker. "AGE OF WISDOM is very reflective and reminiscent...[the quotes] stun you with their simplicity. I think one of my favorites would have to be "Enjoy the process." It is a good life lesson and a lovely thing to think about now that I have finished the book."
My Take on the Book
Full of great pictures and anecdotes, this book will make you laugh as well as make you appreciate the wisdom of our elders. The author has done a great job at incorporating sage advice for all readers from seniors and the stories that they have to share are wonderful tributes to their generation but also provide a new generation with pause as we work to make our way in an ever changing society. I highly recommend this book for all, and know that anyone who reads this will bring new insight out of it!
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