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Why leave out the closing statement from the original author? Now the essence of the story (the title) is completely lost.

This is the essence:
I was more than happy to give her what she needed - praise for work well done, respect as a person, and encouragement to excel in anything she tackled.

Sometimes, we are our own worst enemy in that we can hold ourselves back from accomplishing what we should, and being guilty of undermining our own worth to the company or organization we work for. But, we can also adversely affect those around us whether we choose to act like arrogant and uncaring people, or think we know everything, or by setting unrealistic expectations, or by refusing to encourage others as if a positive remark would belittle our own status. It may be a wise notion that we all look in the mirror, from time to time, to see what we are really like.

I think it's a great story, and unfortunately all too true ... this kind of stuff happens so often, and not just on the work floor.
If people got validation a bit more often, the world would be a much happier place!
Esp in work situations, employers demand you give it your all, fully motivated and enthused, but they give nothing in return to make you feel that way, except for an often meager paycheck. And if you don't display the required enthusiasm, you get sacked.
A few genuine compliments and validation could make a world of difference.
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Well .. .actually ... there apparently is no scientific proof or reason whatsoever to be found for us to age. At all.
So .. technically speaking ... we should be able to get much much much older. I'm not saying immortal, cos maybe some things will wear out anyways

And once upon a time ... physical 'vessels' allegedly did indeed get a lot older. We hear these things of 400 - 500 yr old ppl in LOTR, but maybe, possibly, perhaps per chance, it's not fairy-tale stuff at all.

Maybe that's what Monsanto is trying to recreate with their GM BS

But let's say you could get 500 yrs old ... think about what a drag that would be. For some that is.

- Whinging and whining about not getting laid for 5 centuries instead of 6 decades ...

- Being lonely for 5 centuries. Some people can barely make it through 5 years on their own...