ACT III

Life Begins at Sixty

Interesting article at the link below, back-linked to other inflection points of age 50 and age 40.

The Bible claims the longest-living humans. The Book of Genesis says that Adam died at 930; Noah, at 950; and Methuselah at 969. Methuselah checked out just in time, the same year as Noah's flood.

In light of all these accomplishments, and in a world where seniors now outnumber teenagers, perhaps we need to change our perspective. Perhaps life begins at 60.

Life Begins at Sixty

People 55 and Older Start Own Businesses in Growing Numbers - NYTimes.com

This is one aspect of the ACT III phenomenon.

More than five million Americans age 55 or older run their own businesses or are otherwise self-employed, according to the Small Business Administration. And the number of self-employed people ages 55 to 64 is soaring, the agency says, climbing 52 percent from 2000 to 2007.

People 55 and Older Start Own Businesses in Growing Numbers - NYTimes.com