Word: wisdoms
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...seems undeniable that only Harvard undergraduates, absolutely certain of the common knowledge of their species-specific traits (an irrepressible diligence so extreme and potentially psychologically hazardous that the Harvard environmental protection agency must be constantly aware of the threat of extinction to their genius), would righteously crave the wisdom of the firm hand which would put a lock on the library door Friday nights...
Within the elysian Yard, I stroll content; I think I have gotten the hang of the "enter to grow in wisdom" part. It is at night, contemplating nothing, that I find myself wondering what will happen sometime next year if I should misplace...
Conventional wisdom used to teach that in matters of nutrition, people 50 or older are like other adults, only a little less so. Their metabolism is slower, so they require less food. But the advance of science often leads to complexity rather than simplicity, and it has become clear that although older bodies burn fewer calories than younger ones, they actually require bigger helpings of nutrients. Older bodies absorb nutrients from food less efficiently than younger ones. Aging bodies continue to need not just nutrition but also aerobic exercise to preserve cardiovascular health and weight-bearing exercise to prevent bone...
...Wisdom was also a man of his time. A member of the elite white class of New Orleans and a dedicated Republican, he belonged to private clubs that excluded blacks and Jews. "They know how I stand on these matters," he said. "I certainly wouldn't change their views by getting out." Perhaps not. But Wisdom's opinions certainly moved us closer to the time when no element of society is excluded from enjoying the fruits of our democracy...
...stick to their studies, say, and compete in a world with close to zero tolerance for unproductive monkeying around--would it not rob them (and the rest of us) of a potent source of social criticism, political idealism and cultural change? The trials and tribulations of growing up yield wisdom for all involved, both kids and parents. The young pose a constant challenge to the old, often an uncomfortable one, almost always an unexpected one, but meeting that challenge with hastily filled prescriptions may be bad medicine for everybody...