L'invecchiamento come viaggio

The integrity of memory and the creative potential, through their expressiveness and awareness, enable the development and implementation of aging as an inner journey. The courage to face life, especially in its physiological decline, seems to take a positive and trusting attitude. The journey comes true through the memories, strong and meaningful lived experiences, keeping an open look at what remains to be discovered and understood on himself, on his own existence. So many aged appear to be close to the end of life with more curiosity than fear, with a view to understand and clarify unknown aspects of himself. For many people, the art represented the field and the instrument of exploration, discovery, communication of their creativity. You're never too old when you have something to say, to do, to think, to plan, to be invented. Aging reflects a creative journey, from the beginning to the end. Every day it is possible to learn new things, to write unusual pages of personal story. Curiosity and creativity stimolate to discover unknown topics, to challenge continous adventures, to realize new experiences. Great artists were able also in old age to produce new creative expressions; at the end of the journey they succedeed in self realizing, in finishing their communication with life by creative inspiration, sometimes in a humorous way.