No longer young, not yet old: Life after fifty

Is life over after fifty? No, says Edith Cardoen. Today less than ever! The current 45 to 70 year olds are the first generation that is so massively in good physical and mental condition and that is going through this complex phase in a fascinating way. The author explores with an open eye the rich opportunities and the new challenges of this period in life. But she also pays attention to its limitations: saying goodbye to the world of work, the need for acceptance and processing of decline and loss. She takes us on a quest for our true self, in which she does not avoid questions about meaning and spirituality. Against the prevailing trend, Edith Cardoen argues for a 'matured' humanity. That requires a turnaround in attitude to life: from driven activity to purifying passivity, from busyness to life stillness, from hasty haste to salutary deceleration. In this way, one can be prepared for the coming unknown: old age as the final chapter of life. No longer young - not yet old sheds light on new and unexplored territory from surprising angles.