Atlantic Readers and Ralph Waldo Emerson on Old Age

The initial wave of reader response to our question “Is a long life really worth it?” was overwhelming “meh, not so much.” But since then, many sexagenarians, septuagenarians, octogenarians, and nonagenarians have emailed more enthusiastic outlooks on old age.
Read their input at The Atlantic, and don’t miss the Ralph Waldo Emerson essay on Old Age mentioned in the piece.