http://www.openculture.com/2018/12/bertrand-russells-advice-for-how-not-to-grow-old.html?fbclid=IwAR2J_ecfdTShvwAGFsf_i5FEcMwR8tR7o2SaOWGlqcRGSQ2LcNwPJnbZ2ygBertrand Russell was a philosopher and mathematician - this advice comes via him originally from his grandma:
"The best way to overcome it [the fear of death]—so at least it seems to me—is to make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal, until bit by bit the walls of the ego recede, and your life becomes increasingly merged in the universal life. An individual human existence should be like a river: small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past rocks and over waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being. The man who, in old age, can see his life in this way, will not suffer from the fear of death, since the things he cares for will continue. And if, with the decay of vitality, weariness increases, the thought of rest will not be unwelcome. I should wish to die while still at work, knowing that others will carry on what I can no longer do and content in the thought that what was possible has been done."
I think I have been doing this. Our job is to merge the personal political interests of today and create a new way to perceive and consider future events.
Rather than spending money/frugality or accepting people/protecting our own ... come up with a new lens such as "save now versus pay later" "assess how to allow individuals to make wise choices that will cascade up to our leaders" "think about what is truly valuable".