
In 2026, George Strausman is 102 years old. He lives in New York. He is healthy and active. He works four days a week for his family’s building company.
On his free days, he takes pottery classes. He has done this for 10 years. “I like working with my hands,” he says. “Pottery is fun, but it is not easy. I want to get better at it.”
His teacher Rosalie is happy for him. “At 102, he still wants to improve. That’s great,” she says. George makes many pottery works every week. He often doesn’t like his works, so he keeps many of them at home — hundreds of pieces in boxes. They show his hard work.
“One day, I will make something really beautiful,” he says. Many people want to know his secret of a long and happy life. For George, it is easy: keep working, keep learning, and never give up.