From the author of the world bestseller You don't have to be liked by everyone All too often, we associate aging with loss. But what if old age is in truth the time of the greatest inner freedom? The Japanese philosopher Ichiro Kishimi shows how we can break away from the constraints of a society that glorifies youth and productivity, and see aging as an opportunity to find ourselves. Our value as human beings is not measured by what we achieve, but by what we are. Life is not a marathon to be won, but a dance to be enjoyed. A philosophical liberating blow and a plea to accept life as it is.