This is in response to Riggisolinap’s post –

Marcus Tullius Cicero- Unit 10- Light from Many Lamps

There are two very important points he makes in this post. One is about politics – as he quotes “a politician thinks of the next election, a statesman thinks of the next generation”(quote by Riggisolinap, 2017). Looking at the current state of politics, we definitely need more statesmen that politicians.

Another important point he makes is that old age doesn’t necessarily make one useless. I being a Geriatrician and working with seniors can vouch for the fact that the elderly who are often dismissed as being ‘past their prime’ are in fact a fountain of wisdom. The younger generations can profit immensely from the wisdom that the elderly have acquired over the years. And age also doe not necessarily preclude one from taking up new opportunities.

 

Reference

Watson, L. E. (1979) Light from Many Lamps.  New York:  Simon & Schuster