Our attitude towards old age changes as we ourselves begin to age. If we see how we begin to change, and change not the best side, we cease to hold on to this life. Much gives our understanding of the creation of the world, the place of man in it and in general, the place of each of us. If we come to the understanding that we are only a small part of the general idea of a higher mind and that our soul is eternal, changing an aging body to a new one does not seem to be such a personal disaster.