Most people in their 80s are happy to be alive and able to head to Olde Country Buffet or Denny's once a month. Imagine if they had to spend 20 hours on a plane, take a couple of days off to deal with jet lag and then have several days of wall-to-wall public appearances.
Poor Pope Benedict. He just wanted to retire and return to Bavaria to enjoy his final years. Now he is dealing with a schedule that puts shame to the touring schedules of The Grateful Dead or The Rolling Stones.
One has to give the Pope some credit. It has to be tough for anyone, let alone someone in his 80s, to be the main gig at World Youth Day and try to connect with a couple hundred thousand young people. I am in my 40s and have problems connecting with any young people (some of whom have never heard of ABBA). I know I wouldn't travel to the other side of the world to try to connect with hundreds of thousands of them.
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