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It’s a crazy thing to say, but several times recently I’ve heard it said by people clearly carrying bad experiences of age. Sympathetic noises, no doubt from people of similar condition, but impossible advice for younger people. It’s going to happen! There’s nothing we can do about ageing and even those who struggle with the less pleasant consequences of age, are unlikely to be anything more than stoical about it most of the time, although exasperation or anger helps to relieve the pressure sometimes. But it is a mysterious business. Things happen to you, and the control and power you