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From the Ted Talk by Bob Stein: A rite of passage for late life

Unscramble the Blue Letters


As these conversations established common ground, especially across geineratnos, I realized I was opening a space for people to talk about things that really mattered to them. And I started seeing myself with a renewed sense of popruse — not as the old guy on the way out, but as someone with a role to play going forward.

When I was gorniwg up, life edend for most pploee in their 70s. People are living far longer now, and for the first time in human htsiroy, it's common for four generations to be living side by side. I'm 71, and with a bit of luck, I've got 20 or 30 more years ahead of me. Giving away my stuff now and sharing it with friends, family, and I hope strangers, too, seems like the perfect way to enter this next stgae of my life. Turns out to be just what I was looking for: a ritual that's less about dinyg and more about opening the door to whatever comes next.

Open Cloze


As these conversations established common ground, especially across ___________, I realized I was opening a space for people to talk about things that really mattered to them. And I started seeing myself with a renewed sense of _______ — not as the old guy on the way out, but as someone with a role to play going forward.

When I was _______ up, life _____ for most ______ in their 70s. People are living far longer now, and for the first time in human _______, it's common for four generations to be living side by side. I'm 71, and with a bit of luck, I've got 20 or 30 more years ahead of me. Giving away my stuff now and sharing it with friends, family, and I hope strangers, too, seems like the perfect way to enter this next _____ of my life. Turns out to be just what I was looking for: a ritual that's less about _____ and more about opening the door to whatever comes next.

Solution


  1. people
  2. growing
  3. history
  4. generations
  5. dying
  6. purpose
  7. ended
  8. stage

Original Text


As these conversations established common ground, especially across generations, I realized I was opening a space for people to talk about things that really mattered to them. And I started seeing myself with a renewed sense of purpose — not as the old guy on the way out, but as someone with a role to play going forward.

When I was growing up, life ended for most people in their 70s. People are living far longer now, and for the first time in human history, it's common for four generations to be living side by side. I'm 71, and with a bit of luck, I've got 20 or 30 more years ahead of me. Giving away my stuff now and sharing it with friends, family, and I hope strangers, too, seems like the perfect way to enter this next stage of my life. Turns out to be just what I was looking for: a ritual that's less about dying and more about opening the door to whatever comes next.

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