With the advancement of medical technology and social welfare,
old age is, to many people, no longer a problem. However, there is still
something to worry about. Psychologically, there are two danger to be
guarded against in 67.______ old
age. One of these is the undue absorption of the past. For example, people
68.______ sometimes regretted for the good
old days or feel sad about friends who were
69.______ dead. These might be common. However, too much nostalgia may
generate negative impact on one’s mind. One’s thoughts must
be direct to the future, which will give them more
70.______ hope; and to things which there is something
to be done. It is true that one’s
71.______ own past is a gradual increasing weight. People believe that
one’s emotions 72. ______ used to
be more vivid than they are. If this is true, the memory should have been
73. ______ forgotten. And if it is forgotten, it will not
probably be true.
74. ______ Another thing is to avoid cling
to children. Of course, you can be
75. ______ interested in them, but you need to control
your emotions. After all, they are individuals who have their own lives and
emotions. Thus you can care about them, but you cannot be duly emotional.
76. ______