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How old would you be if you didn't know how old you was?

— Satchel Paige

A pale feather rests in one pan of a small brass balance scale against a golden background.
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The question separates the number of years lived from the experience of being a certain age. Without knowing the number, a person would need another way to answer. It invites reflection on how much age shapes our sense of ourselves.

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