2026年4月10日 美国东部时间22:20 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
纽约州大颈市 —— 纽约大颈市的乔治·施特劳斯曼在102岁高龄依然身手矫健，这着实令人惊叹。
“我感觉身体不错，”施特劳斯曼对哥伦比亚广播公司新闻记者说道。
施特劳斯曼每周仍会在家族的建筑公司工作四天。尽管这已经足够惊人，但这并非本文要讲述的故事。
哥伦比亚广播公司新闻之所以来到大颈市，是因为施特劳斯曼在休息日的爱好。
过去十年间，施特劳斯曼一直在参加陶艺课程。
“我一直都喜欢动手干活，”被问及为何选择陶艺时施特劳斯曼说道，“这是件有趣的事，而且想要做好很有挑战性。”
大颈市自由联合学区社区教育项目的罗莎莉·多恩斯坦是他的老师，她表示施特劳斯曼已经完全投入其中。
“102岁的年纪还想要不断精进，这太了不起了，”多恩斯坦说道。
和众多不同技艺水平的艺术家一样，创作对施特劳斯曼而言已是一种精神上的执念。这是一场追寻更深层次意义与更极致美感的旅程，一场永无止境的追寻。
施特劳斯曼的妻子南希表示，丈夫每周都会带回来一件自己不满意的作品。
如今，数百件被淘汰的作品被收纳在木柜和纸箱中。每一件都见证着他不懈的决心与永不熄灭的乐观精神。
“或许哪天我能做得足够好，让自己满意，”施特劳斯曼说道，“我至今仍对自己的作品不满意。”
世人总在探寻长寿且幸福人生的秘诀。但至少在施特劳斯曼身上，答案显而易见：未完成使命，便不能离开人世。
施特劳斯曼还表示，当他终于创作出一件自认为足够美的作品时，那“将会是一种绝妙的感受”。
At age 102, a New York man is still striving for perfection, through pottery
April 10, 2026 10:20 PM EDT / CBS News
Great Neck, New York — It is remarkable that George Strausman of Great Neck, New York, is this spry at the age of 102.
“I’m feeling good,” Strausman told CBS News.
Strausman still works four days a week at his family’s construction business. Amazing as that is, that’s not the story here.
Instead, CBS News came to Great Neck because of what Strausman does on his day off.
For the past 10 years, Strausman has been taking a pottery class.
George Strausman, 102, in a pottery class in Great Neck, New York. April 2026. CBS News
“I’ve always worked with my hands,” Strausman said when asked why. “It’s an interesting thing to do. And it’s challenging to do well.”
It’s a challenge his teacher at the Great Neck Free Union School District’s Community Education Program, Rosalie Dornstein, says he has fully embraced.
“And that’s wonderful that, at 102, he still wants to get better,” Dornstein said.
An undated photo of George and Nancy Strausman and their children. Family photo
For Strausman, like so many artists of all skill levels, creating became a compulsion of the spirit. It’s a quest for deeper meaning and for greater beauty. It’s a quest that has no end.
Strausman’s wife, Nancy, says every week her husband brings home another piece he doesn’t like.
Today, there are hundreds of rejects packed in wood cabinets and cardboard boxes. Each one is a testament to his relentless determination and endless optimism.
“Maybe someday I’ll get good enough to be happy with it,” Strausman said. “I’m still not happy with what I do.”
Everyone is always searching for the secret to a long and happy life. But, at least in Strausman’s case, the answer is clear: You can’t leave Earth until you’re finished.
And Strausman says that when he finally does create something he thinks is beautiful, it will “be a great feeling.”
An undated photo of George and Nancy Strausman. Family photo