Ways to live longer and prosper, translated…
My father passed away last year, at the age of 104, and I keep on seeing him in my mind. We never expected him to live past a hundred, as he was in his fifties and sixties, he would tell us, that it’s a blessing that he’d lived until age sixty, that he can get taken off of this earth at any day, but, with this attitude, he’d lived, for an extra forty years on end.
How Many People are Truly Blissful
My father had been very healthy, was of clear mind, until he’d left this earth, he’d taken care of almost all the aspects of his own life, so, what, is the key to his long life and living it so well? Based off of my observations, his beliefs and attitudes were the primary determinants, his nature, had impacted his destiny.
It’d been researched, that eighty-percent of the elderly in a population are unhappy, and, one of the key reasons for that was not getting along well with one’s own young. Everybody knew, that a heart of joy beats any form of medication, but, how many people in the world, really has a heart of joy? If you’re filled with hatred, anger, annoyance, sorrows, fears, and desires, how can you possibly be happy?
keeping the body active…NOT my photo
The elders sometimes need to introspect, and not fall into the vicious cycle of “not being able to accomplish a task, but expecting everybody else to be able to”, as parents, you must be kind, then, your children will be kind to you back. My father wasn’t necessarily like that, but, I can only imagine, how much trials had come to him during his whole life because of it, but, he’d still decided for himself, to live happily, and because of being satisfied with his own life, enjoying helping others, and had lent a helping hand to his elders, neighbors, students, and all he came into contact with.
Being Comfortable is the True Form of Bliss
My mother died, almost twenty years before he had, he’d lived on alone, he enjoyed his own company, and would burst out laughing, for no reasons at all, recited the verses of poetry he loved, and from time to time, he’d, made fun of himself, loved having his friends over for meals, for company, his joys, stemmed from being himself, a true kind of bliss that came from within him.
The elderly people are usually impacted by their physical ailments, with the lack of energies, which caused them to be in a foul mood. My father had that sense of persistence, and strong will, at the age of a hundred, he’d lived on the second floor, and, had climbed up and down the stairs on his own, but one day, his legs had a mind of their own, and he’d needed to rely on a wheelchair or a cane, he’d accepted this temporarily, but after a few short days, he’d, worked up his courage, bore with the aches and pains, headed to the local parks, to exercise on the bicycles, twenty-minutes each time, after three days, he’d gained his muscle strengths back in his legs, and, he still climbed up and down the stairs, and still lived independently.
as well as the mind…NOT my photograph
Living a Simple Life, Focusing on the Nutritional Values
My father is very into eating healthy, he’d hoped to have meats and fishes every meal, his concepts are, that he’d needed the nutritional foods, he had once consumed two, three eggs a day, and carried this method for over decades, and I’m supposing, that his mind being so clear, must have something to do with all the eggs he’d eaten.
He’d come over to Taiwan from China, lived a hard life, but, he felt settled where he lived, my father didn’t have huge ambitions, didn’t work hard, to socialize with the elites, and didn’t have any arguments with anybody else in the world, just worked hard, to do what he was supposed to do, and so, he was, without the desires that normal people have, and reduced the number of conflicts he had with others. But he’d also, faced his own emotions truthfully, never taken any moments of badness too hard, he’d fought with his children who are too headstrong, as well as other members of his family too, and he was, very forceful, and after he got rid of all the negative emotions inside of him, he’d still slept, quite soundly.
It’s up to you, to become, a healthy and happy elder. It would be quite unrealistic, to expect your young, others, or the government to help you be healthy and happy. Just let go of the persona of the elder from time to time, and accept the words of concerns from others, as well as supports, ask for assistance when you need to, this way, your lives will be ordinary, but, it will last longer, and it’d be filled with more joy.
So, this elder stayed happy, by staying true to his set values, by not complying, compromising with the outside world, and, he’d lived his life, with very little, but, satisfactorily, and this still only just showed, that it doesn’t take too much to be happy, you just need to know what to focus on, and work toward that, and you can be just as fulfilled as this elderly, who never had that much material in life!
Life, the Obstacle Course 