I just read that President Biden has decided to end his reelection campaign.  Clearly, it’s the right decision, and yet tears come.  Watching this battle as we did with Ruth Bader Ginsberg, and Dianne Feinstein is tough, especially observing it all as an elder.

If we elders are paying attention, we know our minds don’t function as well as they once did.  We comfort ourselves that we’ve gained wisdom.  Hopefully, we’re less judgemental, less quick to jump to conclusions, though a temper can still stop us in our tracks.

Anyway, I’m grateful for the decision.  Because we’re living longer, and productively so, we still need to look at the truth that people do age. We age at different rates, and there’s always potential ahead for each of us, but maybe in the political system, as is in business, we can phase out those, especially on the Supreme Court, who’ve been invincible, and honor upper as well as younger age requirements for office.

Clearly this is a painful decision for our president, and he is a kind and wise man, and it’s the right thing to do, for his legacy and the country.

And now, let’s see what comes as whoever runs is running against a man who is also too old to be president.