A pale feather rests in one pan of a small brass balance scale against a golden background.

Original artwork, not a still

Satchel Paige

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

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

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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