Life is beautiful, especially to those who have found their true love and/or the meaning of their existence.  Despite all the challenges that we face everyday, life is beautiful because it affords us the opportunity to grow and advance.

Although standards may vary from person to person, there are certain celebrities whom we can consider as models of graceful aging (ie, ageless icons such as Raquel Welch and Sophia Loren for women and Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood, and Paul Newman for men, among others).  Related website links (but certainly not limited to the list here) include: