1) The document discusses the concept of aging and growing old. 2) It references a 1418 work by Zeami that warns actors against merely imitating physical decline when playing old characters, and encourages expressing a desire to stay young. 3) It also discusses the "bonsai principle" of limiting growth to sustain it indefinitely, and applying this to the human body to enable eternal living by continually growing new "rosebuds" or stages of life.

1. AGE
OF
OLD

3. “Zeami warns the actor who plays the old man’s part against merely imitating the decline in
physical appearance, and encourages him rather to express the man’s desire to stay young”.
!
(Zeami-The Spirit of Nôh, 1418)

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17. Captain Edward Steichen!
by Philippe Halsman, 1959

18. Former Playboy Bunnies!
by Robin Twomyn, 2013

21. Sun City cheerleader!
by Todd Antony, 2013

22. Llareta shrub, 2000+ years old!
by Rachel Sussmann, 2012

24. “If we take the bonsai principle of making sure one never reaches full potential in
order to sustain growth into infinity and apply this to the human body (as supposed
vessel for eternal living) perhaps we would need to start growing within ourselves
the ‘rosebud’ that will become the next flower, again and again.”.

25. AGE
OF
OLD

26. Jean Cocteau!
by Philippe Halsman

27. Karl Lagerfeld!
The Business pf Fahion

28. Karl Lagerfeld!
The Business pf Fahion

29. Slow Octopus occupied by centenarians!
Scenario by Arne Hendriks & Ronald van Tienhoven

30. GOPRO
REVERSED

31. SPEED
VERSUS
SLOW

32. CRYOGENICS
AS
ULTIMATE SLOW

35. “Zeami warns the actor who plays the old man’s part against merely imitating the decline in
physical appearance, and encourages him rather to express the man’s desire to stay young”.
!
(Zeami-The Spirit of Nôh, 1418)

36. SETTING
HARDWARE
SCENARIO

37. SLEEP
AWAKE
NARRATIVE