Joseph CascianiGeropsychologist, Consultant, Public Speaking, Freelance · Podcast Host of the Living to 100 Club | Clinical Strategies for Senior Residential Settings & Lifestyle Directors | Geropsychologist | Keynote Speaker

The Inner Journey of Aging and Elder Wisdom with Dr. Marc B. Cooper

30 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief excerpt, Dr. Marc B. Cooper describes the essential qualities and purpose of an elder within a tribe. He emphasizes that an elder’s role is oriented toward the future of the community, embodying compassion, kindness, and civility, and honoring ancestors. The elder’s focus is on the collective whole rather than personal righteousness or individual achievement, serving as a moral and cultural guide for what the people need to become for the tribe’s continued well‑being.

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Yeah, well, I think one of the other, if you look at who an elder's being, if you look at that existential body of that, he's for the future of the tribe. He's for compassion. He's for kindness. He's for honoring ancestors. He's for being civil with each other. It's about the whole, not the part. There's not any righteousness. There's not any place that he's, he or she was trying to get to. It's about who people are and who they need to be for the future.