As the baby boomers approach their elder years—indeed, as all older adults make the transition into what sociologists call the third age—they need a psychospiritual model of development that enables them to complete their life journey, harvest the wisdom of their years, and transmit a legacy to future generations. Without envisioning old age as the culminating stage of spiritual development, we short-circuit this process and put brakes on the evolutionary imperative for growth that can be unleashed by our increased longevity.
Schachter-Shalomi, Zalman; Miller, Ronald S.. From Age-ing to Sage-ing: A Revolutionary Approach to Growing Older (pp. 18-19). Grand Central Publishing. Kindle Edition.
In our contemporary society increasing numbers of people say they are “spiritual” but not “religious”. What do they mean? Is there a psychospiritual model of development that describes old age as the culminating stage of spiritual development? If so, what is the model? If not, do we need to create one? What would be some of the components and factors that comprise such a model?
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