Nyikina elder Daisy Loongkoonan is actively painting at 105; Photo: Diane Mossenson
Some days we feel ancient, incapable of freshness or vitality, while the person next to you – despite their grey hair – might be grabbing at the next rung with gusto.
Age often has little to do with our productivity. Franz Kafka has been attributed saying: ‘Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.’