poem

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If we can learn to tease apart
Our fear from out our pain,
The former yields to faith of heart
(If not dissolved by reason);
The latter be our gain,
To teach us in another season.

If we can disambiguate
Our hopes from our clear vision,
The former be our polar star,
(Conveyance that might take us far)
But knowing how to navigate
Requires more precision,
And staying grounded as we strive
Can help us know when we arrive.

Authors Bio:

Josh Mitteldorf, de-platformed senior editor at OpEdNews, blogs on aging at http://JoshMitteldorf.ScienceBlog.com. Read how to stay young at http://AgingAdvice.org.

Educated to be an astrophysicist, he has branched out from there to mathematical modeling in a variety of areas, including evolutionary ecology and economics. He has taught mathematics, statistics, and physics at several universities. He is an avid amateur pianist, and father of two adopted Chinese girls, now grown. He travels to Beijing each year to work with a lab studying the biology of aging. His book on the subject is "Cracking the Aging Code", http://tinyurl.com/y7yovp87.