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Inacultureinfatuatedwithyouthanddeterminedtoavoidoldageatallcosts,thisbookdarestoraiseaquestionthathasbeenallbutforgottenintheageofViagraandcosmeticsurgery.Whatbenefitsmightlieinacceptingtheagingprocessasnatural,ratherthantryingtoholdontoyouthanditspleasuresallthewaytothegrave?
Oshotakesusbacktotherootsofwhatitmeanstogrowupratherthanjusttogrowold.Bothinourrelationshipswithothers,andinthefulfillmentofourownindividualdestinies,heremindsusofthepleasuresthatonlytruematuritycanbring.Heoutlinesthetenmajorgrowthcyclesinhumanlife,fromtheself-centereduniverseofthepreschoolertothefloweringofwisdomandcompassioninoldage.
Osho'sslysenseofhumorrunslikearedthreadthroughthebook,alongwithaprofoundcompassionandunderstandingofhoweasyitistobedistractedfromthedeepermeaningandpurposeofourlives-whichis,ultimately,toflowerintoourownindividualuniquenessandmaturitywithanattitudeofcelebrationandjoy.