The Old Fool and the Corruption of Myth Author:Adolf Guggenbuhl-Craig Old age, the Swiss psychiatrist Adolf Guggenbühl-craig reminds us, is no picnic, though it does have its foolish delights. But why make the tribulations of old age worse by demanding from seniors compassionate understanding and golden-pond serenity? Guggenbühl wants to relieve the old of having to be wise and the young of wisdom worship.