My grandmother is 94 and when she talks about her childhood during the Depression I realize she has lived through more change than any generation in human history and I wonder how anyone processes that much transformation.
More people experience this than they realize.
Witnessing extreme longevity reveals the psychological challenge of maintaining coherent identity across radical social transformation.
“Where Are You with Historical consciousness and temporal depth?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.