The Surprising Truth About Happiness: Age Doesn't Diminish Joy

Most Americans blindly accept the idea that newer is automatically better, but a human life contradicts this premise. There's a great deal of happiness to be found as we grow older. My own parents, now in their sixties, recently told me that they are happier now than they have ever been. They wouldn't want to be my age. Did this surprise me? At first, yes. Then it gladdened me. Their contentment holds out great promise for me as I move into the next - perhaps even better - phase of my life.