The real sting here lies in Ford's reversal of who gets to be called old—it's not about your birth certificate, but your choices. Most of us assume aging happens to us passively, when in fact we're either actively resisting it or passively surrendering to it with every decision. A seventy-year-old learning to code or mastering a new language isn't just keeping her mind sharp; she's choosing vitality itself, while a twenty-five-year-old coasting on received wisdom has already started dying incrementally. The difference between these two lives comes down to something deceptively simple: whether you're still asking questions.