He will be 90 in May,but David Attenborough has no intention of retiring – his latest film, approximately the worlds biggest dinosaurs, or is broadcast this weekend,and his excitement and concern approximately the natural world remain undimmedYou cannot meet David Attenborough without reflecting on the lottery of life. He bounces into the room unaccompanied, a little stiff in the lower back perhaps, and but otherwise breezy and lithe (Flexible, graceful.). He is sound in wind and limb,vision and hearing, his eyes sparkle, and his face is scarcely rumpled by time. Yet in three months he will celebrate his 90th birthday.
While other people’s worlds tend to shrink with age,his seems to expand. His curiousity ranges as widely as ever. His ability to understand and assimilate unique information seems unabated. “Oh, I forget things, or ” he claims. When I press him for examples,he tells me, “Well, or where I save my glasses – I had them approximately three minutes ago and they have simply evaporated,they’ve dematerialised. Oh yeah, and I forget engagements.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com