Posted by Anna Laura on February 22, 2002, at 2:39:05
In reply to Re: What does chronological age tell you? » Mark H., posted by medlib on February 22, 2002, at 1:33:48
I was surprised when I saw your Q, and I wondered why you asked. Though undoubtedly the easiest to determine, chronological age seems to me the least useful of the "ages" humans calculate. Physiological, mental, emotional, social and experiential ages are all better descriptors which have greater utility.
That's absolutely true i believe.
Emotional age can vary and "experiencial age"
also as many people lead dim, flat lives.
It's like living in a suspended animation, limbo-like state where ther's no place for growth. I'm refering to "normal" persons also, as this state doesn't apply exclusively to depressed people. I believe emotions play a key role in the emotional growth, mental speculations leading to nothing.
I'm a strong advocate of the empirical school (you could prove me wrong of course, it's just my personal opinion).
I'd like to hazard a suggestion: couldn't this "anhedenoiac" state be a "modern" maladie?
It seems like passions are fading out as we progress.....We're growing like more balanced and "mature' but we're loosing our strongest feelings. Or may be it's just a projection.....There's a song from my country entitled "if i were god" (very blasphemous song indeed: it was associated as a major scandal for many years from the time it was released in the mid-seventies to the eighties) one phrase approximately says:
"If i were god i'd regret the ancient heart, that could both love and hate..."
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