You're born, you peak at midlife and decline into decrepitude.

To postpone and do nothing is perhaps a sign of maturity, but it is equally a sign of old age and decrepitude.

With Myanmar Burma now the in destination for the world s hot money investors, the imperial decrepitude that Lewis described will doubtless soon be transformed, the archaic charm of a fading past demolished for the sake of modern commerce. This tranquil land of timeless faith, over which Buddha s benign statues preside a land of rivers, deep forests, and blood red rubies is now in play for international investors.