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6/12/2013

 
'May you live a long and productive life'. This is considered the ideal. But, let's break it down. Do we really want to live a long time?

This morning, a news article featured the world's oldest man who died yesterday.

Officials in Japan have announced the death of the world's oldest person and the oldest man ever to have lived. He died of natural causes aged 116. Kimura was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living person in December 2012, after a woman from the United States died at the age of 115. The centenarian had seven children, 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grand children and 15 great-great grandchildren, and worked at a post office for about 40 years. After retiring he took up farming which he continued to do until the age of 90. Positive and optimistic, he did not smoke and only ate until he was 80 percent full. His motto was, 'Eat light and live long'.

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Back to 'May you live a long and productive life'. Live a productive life in what way? Loving your family? Keeping your immediate surroundings clean? Working at a job you don't really like for the sake of maintaining your life-style? Or doing something you really love long into your dotage? Of all of these, love is the most important. However, occupying your mind with an activity that brings joy must rate highly.

The other day, a writer friend died after a long life. I'm not certain of her age, but I believe she'd lived over 100 yrs. Laurel Lamperd was happy and fully occupied with her writing. She maintained her blog site and made her last entry in May this year.  Her Amazon author site lists seven published books. In this way, she kept up with the times while stimulating her mind. Her last published book on April 15th 2013 was Journey from Walara.

I wrote this poem for Laurel on her last birthday in May.


Sophie Bowns link
6/11/2013 09:42:28 pm

Gosh! I didn't realise that he was the oldest man ever to have lived. I personally wouldn't want to live that long!

Ambitious Curls link
6/12/2013 03:13:43 am

I'd actually love to live that long. To see at least 5 to 6 generations! That would be awesome!

Francene Stanley link
6/12/2013 03:24:23 am

It would be an achievement, indeed.

Kathy Hadley link
6/12/2013 04:05:33 am

If you want to live a long life, live a happy life and then your life will be long and happy.

:-)

Happy, really happy people, live longer.

:-)

Great post!

Kathy

Vanessa Terrell link
6/12/2013 07:22:53 am

Great post, and I think I would much rather focus on being happy the time that I'm here and not focusing on how long! Thanks for sharing!

Alana link
6/13/2013 10:57:04 am

You had just told me about Laurel when I blogged recently about my husband's 101 year old aunt. I think you mentioned you thought she was 104. I went to Amazon and her blog - I feel like I had just met her and now she is gone. I'm sorry. I tried to find her obituary online (in the States, this is commonly done) and couldn't.


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    Francene Stanley, author of many published novels. If you like my writing, why not consider purchasing one of my books? You'll see them on the sidebar below.
    Born in Australia, I moved to Britain half way through my long life.

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