Book Reviews: Book Review of 60 On Up, by Lillian Rubin -- Blue Rectangle

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60 On Up

Lillian Rubin

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"I'm 68 and counting; my wife is 62 and not counting; my mother-in-law is 39 and holding. We're all fighting the aging process in our own way. The opening words of it were, "Getting old sucks," and I thought, "Well, this might be a book that tells it like it is." Dr. Ruben says she's read all the books about the golden years and about how 60 is the new 40, and 80 is the new 60; but she believes these books are either written by people in their 40's who are sort of trying to cast a magic spell against getting older by saying nice things about it are liars. It covers things like the infirmities the accumulate as you get older. Basically we've stretched out the aging process so we remain younger or older in a sense, but the basic cycle is the same. A lot of people look back to an era when old age was revered, but she points out that in those days, old age was revered as long as the elderly person could make a useful contribution to the community. I think that it affirms my point of view that it's not just positive thinking that's the answer to every solution - the solution to every problem. It's the right balance between positive and negative thinking. It raises issues for people who haven't yet reached that threshold about how society should be reorganized so that an increasing elderly population can still be accommodated. Anybody who's over 60 and anybody who hopes to be someday - and I especially recommend to my wife. I'll give it five stars."