How do I find spiritual meaning as I grow older and face mortality?

Rumi spent his later years deepening into love—not running from death, but toward it as a doorway. What I've noticed is that aging doesn't *create* spiritual hunger; it clarifies it. The noise falls away. You stop pretending the surface questions matter. Start where you are: What makes you feel most alive right now? Not what *should* matter—what actually does. Maybe it's a person, a practice, a place in nature. That's your thread. Follow it. Spiritual meaning in aging isn't about having all the answers; it's about learning to live the questions more intimately. Rumi called this 'the ache of seeking'—and he meant it as a gift, not a problem to solve. Consider a simple practice: each week, notice one moment when you felt connected to something larger than yourself. Not mystical—just real. A conversation that mattered. A quiet morning. Witnessing beauty or kindness. These are the seeds. Water them with attention. Your deepening faith isn't separate from your aging; it's what aging makes possible.