Saturday, June 16, 2012

LONGEVITY

Longevity
I am always inspired by centenarians—those special people who,
against all odds, live to or even past the age of one hundred. I am in awe
of them when I see or hear them interviewed and find they still possess
a sharp memory, though their body may be broken down.
After all, I believe that we all are minds that carry along a body for
life, but in reality, it is our mind that carries us to the end. Some such
people whom I have encountered have such vivid memories that go all
the way back to their early childhood!
One day I clipped an obituary of a gentleman who passed after
reaching the age of 112. The man, an African-American, had lived
through both World Wars, the landing of man on the moon, and the
election of the first black president, whom he himself had been able to
vote for.
As I studied the obituary, I saw that the man was born in 1896
during times of discrimination and was refused entry into the U.S.
Army when he tried to apply. I marveled at how this man far surpassed
so many others born in the same year, when the average life expectancy
166 An All-Consuming Desire to Succeed
of the times was about 42. Amid all the sickness in those days, this man
seemed to sidestep it, as if tiptoeing through a minefield. To live to the
age of 112 years and 98 days, a person would have lived over 41,000
days. I bet there are many factors involved in longevity, including luck,
heredity, faith, lifestyle, and, most important, attitude. Without the
right attitude and zest for life, one would be hard-pressed to outlive so
many others.
Never give up! That is the inner attitude of the body and mind of
anyone who can live for 41,000 days.
C- 2012 John Paul Carinci from the book: An All-Consuming Desire To Succeed
http://www.amazon.com/An-All-Consuming-Desire-Succeed-ebook/dp/B0053VLUKU/ref=ntt_at_ep_edition_2_2?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XW

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