SUPER CROSSWORD PUZZLE

stress? Everybody experiences heartbreak and loss. Just plain luck? Possibly. Maybe all of those things, maybe a combination.

Scientists study very old people. They would like to solve the riddle of healthy longevity. So would I. I can see myself on that horizon. I want to know what I should do now to prepare, in case I actually sail that far.

Seeing a relative turn 100 also makes you realize how small time really is. A century seems like a long time. But when I was young, I knew my great-grandfather, George, Aunt Evelyn’s father. When he was young, he knew his grandfather, Seril. Seril’s father was born in 1776, during the Revolutionary War. That’s a direct, personal connection of people who knew each other, only two people between me and someone born twoand-a-half centuries ago.

What does all this mean? I wish I knew. These are just questions you contemplate when a relative turns 100.

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