It's never too late. Don't focus on what was taken away. Find something to replace it, and acknowledge the blessing you have.

No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to receive new information from age and experience.

The older generation had greater respect for land than science. But we live in an age when science, more than soil, has become the provider of growth and abundance. Living just on the land creates loneliness in an age of globality.

Older fatherhood isn't all bad: testosterone rates drop about 1% per year as men age, making them less reactive and more patient, and a professionally established middle-aged man is likely to have more time and money to devote to his kids than a twenty-something who's just getting started.