**Thanks**

There are many ways to age and grow old can be frightening: all sorts of losses to deal with, a body and mind less vigorous and brilliant than it once was, sometimes memory becomes clouded, self-awareness diminishes and loved ones disappear. However, there are older people who make you want to grow old. They have not been spared by life, but for them growing old is like continuing their adventure. They seem to keep in the form of inner riches those outer ones they have lost and discover new possibilities and freedom. I thank the senior students at the University of the Third Age of Turin for being a source of inspiration and teachers of life. To them, who taught me what it means to have a soul that is always young, every effort I make is dedicated.
