This one's more complicated I think as I remember he's sort of trapped in that position since the guy that's supposed to choose his successor the Chinese got to them and then they chose a pro Chinese person instead.
But on a whole you're not wrong, unfortunate part of being old is some lose their physical ability and some lose their mental faculties
It can be but it's more old age increases your risk of the worst if conditions.
Had a family member get dementia when they got older, they went from the friendliest, chatty and extroverted guy to a reclusive, nervous wreck over the span of 3 years, fuck that condition.
He's 87. He's always been a bit fucking weird (well, since at least, say, the 70s), but I feel like that is the least surprising thing in the world...
Life experience like that (being "the chosen one", leading your people into exile, et al) will fuck you up. It's just that we never saw it on camera quite like this before...
This one's more complicated I think as I remember he's sort of trapped in that position since the guy that's supposed to choose his successor the Chinese got to them and then they chose a pro Chinese person instead.
But on a whole you're not wrong, unfortunate part of being old is some lose their physical ability and some lose their mental faculties
Not sure how old the Dalai Lama is but I expect that somewhere between 75-80 you start losing your marbles.
My dad is 83, and he’ll still kick your ass and tell you why. Old age is an alibi abused by many elder folks.
It can be but it's more old age increases your risk of the worst if conditions.
Had a family member get dementia when they got older, they went from the friendliest, chatty and extroverted guy to a reclusive, nervous wreck over the span of 3 years, fuck that condition.
Haha your last paragraph describes me over the last 3-4 years.
Your last paragraph - yeah…
Really, yes.
Frankly I think a lot of people are just barely hanging in there.
He's 87. He's always been a bit fucking weird (well, since at least, say, the 70s), but I feel like that is the least surprising thing in the world...
Life experience like that (being "the chosen one", leading your people into exile, et al) will fuck you up. It's just that we never saw it on camera quite like this before...
See also: Pu Yi, the last emperor of China...