Words of Wisdom for July 17, 2026

When old age descends upon you,
Your body, once straight, must bend down.
When you try to step forward firmly, you stagger.
Your hair turns white.
Your cheeks are pale.
Your eyes grow cloudy and dim.
Your hearing is muffled.
You shake and are dizzy.
Your blood dries up.
You cannot help stammering.

You are old and now death is approaching.
You are anguished and aware of how much you have depended on others.
Whatever wealth you accumulated, whatever friends you cultivated, whatever knowledge you picked up:
You cannot keep them: They cannot help, and they abandon you.
You try to ignore your suffering and pretend you can avoid your fate.
You follow doctors and people who say they can save you,
But your suffering increases.
Now when you tell people what you experience,
They do not want to know.
You are alone.

– Milarepa

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