"A rare and difficult attainment"

ESOTERICA

As one who has opined that, as life spans go, the 19th century average of fifty years seems about right (contrary to the psalmist), I find this article more than a little interesting.

A new study has revealed that many well-known effects of ageing may start decades before the twilight years when old age is often blamed for causing many people to misplace keys, forget a word or lose the train of thought.

In fact, according to the researchers, people's mental abilities begin to decline from the age of 27 after reaching a peak at 22.

Good luck to all the thirtysomethings who read this blog; apparently, it's all downhill from here.