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Einstein’s God: Conversations About Science and the Human Spirit
Krista Tippett
“There is, after all, something eternal that lies beyond the hand of fate and of all human delusions. And such eternals lie closer to an older person than to a younger one oscillating between fear and hope. For us, there remains the privilege of experiencing beauty and truth in their purest forms.”Einstein on time, eternity, and the privilege of growing old – his beautiful letter to the Queen of Belgium:
The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion
Meghan Daum
“Life is mostly an exercise in being something other than what we used to be while remaining fundamentally—and sometimes maddeningly—who we are.”
Meghan Daum on aging, nostalgia how we become who we are: