and no, still NOT my photograph…
From the Front Page Sections, translated…
The Internal Affairs Department survey found, that there are over three thousand centurions in Taiwan, this shows, that are more and more chances of people living longer, and, this number would be double the average age for the population is Taiwan back in 1945, meaning that it’s two lifetimes.
Actively aging became the hot topic of discussion, and, the meanings can be described as having “two lives”. Old age is NOT the “life that remained”, but instead, “a brand new beginning”, and, in this second new start, you don’t need to become “blind” or “gray haired”, instead, you can live off, better than you had before.
From the development of the lifetime, while you were younger, you may had to work really hard, to make your ends meet, and, after the retirements, your economic stresses were reduced, you can start looking for work that fits your interest profiles, full or part-time opportunities, you can not just gain that sense of achievement from your new jobs, you can also, increase your incomes at the same time.
From the angle of intimacy, holding your hands as you grow old together would be the most ideal, but, a lot of people’s marriages are hitting the rocks, and stayed together, for the sakes of one’s own young, or that the partners had died before oneself already; if the elders can open up their heart, there’s still a chance, to meet that brand new love, even, finding the true love in this latter stage of life.
From the angle of self-actualization, the dreams we have wouldn’t fade out because we’re all older, and because we were able to pursue our dreams due to the demands of life itself, as we aged, these dreams would come and find us again, and that, would be the reason why the eighty-year-old “unaged rider” wanted to ride his motorcycle around the island.
There are three arrows to “actively aging”: prevention of losing abilities and illness, maintain the sharpness in the minds and continue training the bodies, take control of one’s own life, actively engaging in the activities that the world has to offer. The step-by-step approach is to prevent the illnesses that comes with age, go for your cancer scans, keeping a balanced diet, exercise regularly, quit smoking and chewing on the betel nuts, continue learning new things, preplan your retirement, set up your social networks before you retired, if you managed to do all of these, you will have a healthy, happy, and dignified “second life”.
So, based off of this, in order to keep your elderly years fulfilled, you must have good health, dreams, and drive, to help you achieve these goals in the latter stages of your life, so, do you, have these “keys” to aging gracefully already??? If not, go GET them already!
Also NOT my photograph…
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