This book draws upon the classic work of the ancient Taoist storyteller/philosopher Chuang Tzu (370-286 b.c.e.) to critique our society\'s conventional understanding of aging and its biased interpretations of the qualities exhibited by Elders as well as alternative positive "ways" for an elder to develop his or her often neglected potentials and powers for elder growth.
To accomplish this the chapters of the book are meant to explore how the Crazy Wisdom of the Chuang Tzu (and to a lesser degr.
This book draws upon the classic work of the ancient Taoist storyteller/philosopher Chuang Tzu (370-286 b.c.e.) to critique our society\'s conventional understanding of aging and its biased interpretations of the qualities exhibited by Elders as well as alternative positive "ways" for an elder to develop his or her often neglected potentials and powers for elder growth