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10 commandments for a happy old age

When you reach a certain age loses interest in things. Neglects her appearance, he becomes lonely and sullen, it is sedentary, speaks only of his infirmities, becomes the eternal pessimist, is considered a social parasite, an encumbrance. Life goes on. Do not stay waiting for death, to see if there is around the corner. The mind must remain active, you have to interact, communicate, be seen. Talk, talk a lot. Laugh, laugh more ...

1 .- You will look after your presentation every day. Dress well, arréglate like you're at a party. What more party than life.

2 .- Do not lock yourself in your home or in your room. Nothing to play cloistered or the prisoner volunteer. Hitting the streets and countryside walk. Standing water will rot and the machine will still rust.

3 .- Love the exercise as yourself. A gym time, a reasonable walk inside or outside the home. Against inertia, diligence.

4 .- Avoid activities and gestures of old collapsed. Head down, shoulders hunched, feet dragging. NO! People say when you pass a compliment.

5 .- Do not talk of your age or you complain about your ailments. This, believe you will end by older and sicker than they really are. And I will vacuum. Nobody wants to be heard stories of hospital. Stop and consider yourself old self sick call.

6 .- Cultivate optimism about everything. On a brave face. Be positive in trials, have good humor in his words, his face was cheerful, polite in manners. It is old to be exercised. Old age is not a matter of years but a mood.

7 .- You will be useful to yourself and others. Not a parasite or a branch broken off voluntarily tree of life. No. But as far as possible and help. Help with a smile, with a council, a service.

8 .- Work with your hands and your mind. The therapy work is infallible. Any work attitude, intellectual, artistic ... medicines for all ills, the blessing of work.

9 .- keep alive and warm human relationships. Of course, that knot in the home, integrating all members of the family. There you have the opportunity to interact with all ages, children, youth and adults, the perfect showcase of life. Then take heart to the + friends, provided that not only old friends like you. Flee the antiques bazaar.

10 .- Do not think that all the past was better. No longer your world condemning and cursing your time. Be glad to be part of it and see beautiful things and new.

These ten commandments are summed up in a "laugh, laugh a lot every day, get an iron."

 
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