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Ep 44 One World in a New World with Dr. Marc B Cooper – Author, Elder Senior Consultant

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Posted on April 20, 2022

Ep 44 One World in a New World with Dr. Marc B Cooper – Author, Elder Senior Consultant

One World in a New World with Dr.  Marc B  Cooper – Author, Elder Senior Consultant  

We dive into the world of elder wisdom and a discussion from an elder’s perspective of how they are being treated today. Marc’s experience is that the garnering of wisdom from the geriatrically gifted is missed by the society today. Elders are just seen as old people with little value.  

Zen’s counter is that he and others like him relish the mentorship of elders, noting several of his own that are in their 80s and still highly functional with expertise and experience that is priceless to others. The reality is he is rare and that indeed, elders aren’t viewed as valuable.   

Marc admits that intellectually he didn’t have an awareness of his connection with others, nature and life when he was young. That came later. He felt like it was more somatic, and experience outside his intellect, of being in nature and enjoying its virtues. His insights from longevity and a keen mind are well worth the view.  

If this is going to be the way it is, negating our indigenous cultures and ignoring our connections to each other, what’s next? He askes a pertinent and poignant question of, ‘How can people alter there perception of that which is going on around them in such a way that the hostility diminishes and people don’t always have to be right?’  

Marc relates that we have a one in four hundred billion chance of being born, so being here today is like winning the lottery. We just don’t respect that, in his opinion. He shares so much more knowledge and wisdom that is worth listening to, pondering and taking it in for your own growth in understanding beyond your years.  

Marc’s present work is with elders in preparation of transition, easing their concerns with conversations of a higher order, a self-awareness program for the geriatrically gifted that makes a real difference in how elders handle end of life scenarios. Death isn’t difficult, it’s living that is the challenge.  

Connect with Dr. Cooper on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmarcbcooper/ 

Dr. Marc B. Cooper Consulting: https://drmarcbcooper.com/ 

Dr. Cooper’s books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Oq7Os7 

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