HowtogrowoldRussell(1872-1970)isaphilosopherlivednearly100yearsold.Hisbiggestcharm,however,isnotphilosophy,butliterature.He,oncewontheNobelPrizeforliterature,vividlytellsyouhowtohaveasuccessfuloldagewithhissimplisticandbeautifullanguage.Howtogrowoldishisanothermasterpiece.Accordingtothefirstsentence,thetopicishowtogrowold,butthearticle’struepurposeistellingpeoplethebestwaytoovercomethefearofdeathasyougetolder.Inthefirstplace,Russelldrollycameupwithhisfirstadvice:weshouldcarefullyselectedourancestors.Afterlistinghisgreatancestors,Icouldn’tagreeanymore----This,Ithink,istheproperrecipeforremainingyoung.Ifyouhavewideandkeeninterestsandactivitiesinwhichyoucanstillbeeffective,youwillhavenoreasontothinkaboutthemerelystatisticalfactofthenumberofyearsyouhavealreadylived,stilllessoftheprobablebrevityofyourfuture.Sureitis.Then,Russellclearlydescribetheopinionsofaseriesofhealthy,growingoldanddeath.Hepointedthatinoldageweshouldmentallybevigilanttotwodangers.Oneisundueabsorptioninthepast,andtheotherisclingingtoyouthinthehopeifsuckingvigorfromitsvitality.Russellthinksthatthebestwaytoconquerthefearofdeathistomakeyourinterestsgraduallywiderandmoreimpersonal,untilbitbybitthewallsoftheegorecede,andyourlifebecomesincreasinglymergedintheuniversal.Ifonepersoninoldagecanregardhislifeasariver,hewillnotfeelthefearofthedeath.Becausethecausehedevotedtowillcontinueforever.Andinmypointofview,itentirelydependsonyourattitudetolife.Everyonewasborntodeath.Wehavenomeanstoavoiditbuttofaceit.Facedwithdeath,whatweonlycandoistogoforwhatwewant,whatweneed,andwhatwelike.Attheendofthisarticle,Russellexpressedhiswish----Ishouldwishtodiewhilestillatwork,knowingthatotherswillcarryonwhatIcannolongerdo,andcontentinthethoughtthatwhatwaspossiblehasbeendone.Icannothelpbutfeeldeeprespectforthisman.Heisreallyaphilosopher.Doubtlessly,thiskindofbeliefbenefitsusallnomatteryouareyoungorold.