The Path Before Us, with Matthew Lee Anderson

The Path Before Us, with Matthew Lee Anderson

#584: Age, Regrets, and Reality

Thinking with T.S. Eliot.

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Matthew Lee Anderson
Jun 28, 2024
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“Only here, in God, will we discover the font of youthfulness, the ‘second childhood’ of love and laughter which the wise will eventually grow into.” So I wrote a few weeks back while arguing that meeting God is the only consolation for the narrowed, constricted possibilities that come from aging. More time will never suffice: what we want is love and r…

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