That Age Old Question ; Is Ageing Something to Be Embraced As Part of the Natural Process of Living or Fended Off for As Long As Possible? At the Age of 78, the Philosopher Lady Helen Oppenheimer Tells Jo Ind About the Joys and Fears of Being Old

Birmingham Post › May 25, 2005

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Lady Helen Oppenheimer has a beauty that defies Botox. The author and philosopher radiates such wisdom, good humour and zest for life that she makes old age seem eminently worth waiting for.

While the singer Marianne Faithful, aged 59, has had to undergo therapy to help her cope with ageing - 'It's very hard having been so beautiful when young' - Lady Helen has found the process enjoyable and it shows.

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That Age Old Question ; Is Ageing Something to Be Embraced As Part of the Natural Process of Living or Fended Off for As Long As Possible? At the Age of 78, the Philosopher Lady Helen Oppenheimer Tells Jo Ind About the Joys and Fears of Being Old

'I have enjoyed getting older, so far, especially as I have never been athletic,' she says.

' Nowadays instead of saying, '.

Come on, Helen', people kindly give me a tolerant or even a respectful hand down the steps. 'I no longer have to persuade myself that plunging into cold water is a treat.

'There are things, like wearing fashionable but uncomfortable clothes, which I am old enough not to have to do.

' Better still, it is not up to me to ...

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