If your father or mother is above 67, please pause and read this slowly.
At that age, life begins to feel different for them. The world moves faster, but their bodies move slower. The things they once did effortlessly now require effort. Their strength is not what it used to be, and even if they don’t say it, they feel it.
What they need now is not pressure. Not stress. Not arguments about money or past mistakes. They need stability. They need reassurance. They need to feel safe.
If they have savings, protect it. This is not the stage for risky investments or “let’s try this opportunity.” It is the stage for preservation. Capital safety matters more than high returns. Peace of mind matters more than profit.
If they depend on you financially, don’t see it as a burden. See it as a privilege. The same hands that once carried you are now weaker. The same voices that defended you now speak softer. Support them with dignity, not pity.
And beyond money, give them something deeper.
Call them without being in a hurry.
Sit with them without checking your phone every two minutes.
Let them repeat stories you’ve heard before. One day, you will wish to hear those stories again.
At 67 and above, what they truly fear is not death. It is loneliness. It is feeling forgotten.
Take care of their health. Help them organize their documents. Make sure they are not being financially manipulated. Protect them from stress. But most importantly, protect their heart.
Because one day, the chair they sit on will be empty.
And no amount of money will buy back one more conversation.
“La simplicidad es la máxima sofisticación” - Leonardo da Vinci
La llamada ley de la Conservación de la Dificultad de Dawkins nos dice que los profesionales que trabajan en campos cognitivamente demandantes, como la física, usan lenguaje sencillo para transmitir ideas profundas.
Por el contrario, académicos de campos más mundanos utilizan un lenguaje complejo para enmascarar la sencillez de sus ideas.
Un físico podría simplificar la compleja ley de la gravedad con frases claras: “Dos cuerpos se atraen con una fuerza que depende de sus masas y la distancia que los separa”.
En contraste, muchos textos de teorías posmodernas están llenos de frases incomprensibles: “La ontología relacional de la subjetividad descentralizada opera en el ámbito del devenir dialéctico”.
En campos académicos sencillos la complejidad puede actuar como una barrera de entrada, separando a los “iniciados” del resto. Si solo unos pocos entienden la jerga, esos pocos pueden mantener su estatus de expertos.
Sin embargo, esto puede ser contraproducente, ya que las ideas importantes de estos campos pueden perderse en un mar de palabras vacías.
Según Richard Feynman: “Si no puedes explicar algo a un niño de seis años, entonces no lo entiendes bien”.
Cuando alguien se expresa de manera innecesariamente complicada, probablemente no sabe de lo que habla. Intenta ocultar su déficit de contenido con un exceso de pomposidad.
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@olebegemann If we convert the performAndWait to an async version with the extension above (just changing perform to performAndWait), should give the same results that perform version? ( if the tasks are all running in a background context)
@olebegemann Thank you, Ole. The final version is in the image. Just wondering myself, since the task is running in a background thread (newBackgroundContext()), is it matter if the task is executed with perform or performAndWait?
@olebegemann Then I can use that function on iOS 13/14 like https://t.co/u7hq0Gc8mn (only available on iOS 15). The code in this image is from
https://t.co/f5L5hE2cSt
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