El cuerpo que habito
lo comparto con otro hombre, soltero como yo.
Cuando nos cruzamos en la escalera
— si yo (por ejemplo) voy camino a la boca y él
(por ejemplo) hacia el corazón o la panza –,
nos saludamos correctamente.
Pero en realidad apenas lo conozco.

Today I celebrated my 75th birthday with friends …, and shared with them this reflection … In a nutshell, I’m saying that I welcome the new responsibilities that accrue with age, and commit myself to trying to fulfill them. And now I want to make this commitment explicit, by telling you what I will try to do in the next five years. And maybe longer, but let’s just take things one lustrum (5-year period) at a time. (2016.4.3)