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My grandfather says this, and meets his age with a reverent smile. It's so unburdening to embrace age. The fear of it is encompassing and I feel it on the edge of my mind at times.

But it is _so_ incredibly liberating to meet it with a warm smile and acceptance.

Age is not a punishment, it's a gift, a privilege, to carry the memories we have and to wear our lives on our face like we're able to.