Anything that forces you to act at the possible harm of your own existence is going to exact a cost. You have to then think about, "Can I pay this? What will this mean to me - to my relationships, to my family, to everybody? What is this going to take? How much of me is this going to take?"
Alice WalkerWhen people become elders - when they're older; they can be old without being an elder, really. They [can] just be old and not very useful.
Alice Walker