The Wonder and Happiness of Being Old: Offerings of Hope, Joy, and New Ways to Perceive Aging Chris Raschka Until an unexpected encounter with

Until an unexpected encounter with a mischievous bookseller

one boy catches glimpses of the lives around him in this lovely ode to autumn evenings

What matters is that you are my friend

his chores

” Sure enough

The Wonder and Happiness of Being Old: Offerings of Hope, Joy, and New Ways to Perceive Aging Chris Raschka Until an unexpected encounter withThe Wonder and Happiness of Being Old is a timeless introspection on age, love, passion, memories, regret and reconciliation, death, forgiveness, and underneath it all, the silent wisdom that derives from how differently we perceive our lives and struggles from the broader, higher perspective of years. What began as a singular letter in response to a younger family member standing on the precipice of her 60th birthday and asking the age old question,