Old age spiritualizes people naturally
Everything changes once we identify with being the witness to the story, instead of the actor in it.
Being in love means seeing the Beloved all around me.
Suffering is part of our training program for becoming wise.
I like to look at a tree and see that it's love. Don't you?
The ego is frightened by death, because ego is part of the incarnation and ends with it. That is why we learn to identify with our soul, as the soul continues after death. For the soul, death is just another moment.