Being younger for longer is a state of mind. If you are
disease-free, there is no reason why you should not live to a ripe old age and
still remain young in heart, mind, and body.
Obviously, genes play a pivotal role in being younger for longer.
Other than what you have inherited from your parents, the rest is all up to
you: you are responsible for your being younger for longer. Diet, exercise,
lifestyle (drinking and smoking), and stress (interpreting and coping with
daily stress) are health factors contributing to being healthier for longer.
The attitude of
humor
The mind is most powerful in that it controls how you
think, and what you do. The key is to learn to control you mind,
instead of letting your mind control you.
Humor or laughter is a good tonic for treatment of diseases.
According to the 2006 International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, a
sense of humor can significantly improve the survival rate of end-stage renal
disease patients by as much as 30 percent. The reason is simple: positive
distractions from stressful situations, such as dialysis, have salutary effects
on the patient.
Norman Cousins, in his book Anatomy of
an Illness, was able to cure himself of terminal cancer by exposing himself
to as much humor as he could get from movies and comic books.
Develop a good sense of humor.
If you wish to be a happy and successful individual, develop a
good sense of humor. A good sense of humor helps you solve your problems,
improve your relationships, and have a positive outlook on virtually every
aspect of your life, especially issues of health and getting old.
Developing a sense of humor requires a different perspective on
things in life. Changing your perspective means going back through your entire
life and looking at all the belief systems that you have inculcated through
different experiences in different stages of your life. It is not as simple as
you may think, but it is worth the effort, because a good sense of humor may
help you in your adversity. Life is full of problems. A good sense of humor
controls how you see your problems in your life.
There are several ways to develop a good sense of humor:
Always see yourself not
in the center of things, but rather a part of it. Your problems may not be
uniquely yours; others may have the same problems, and worse, for that matter.
Do not be too self-centered.
Never
take yourself too seriously. Learn to laugh at yourself – your mistakes, your
foolishness, and your weaknesses.
Remember, nobody is perfect.
Remember, nobody is perfect.
Live in the present.
The way of Zen is a healthy outlook on life. According to Zen, everything
is constantly changing, including your body and thoughts, and if that is
so, then what you really are, can only be experienced in each moment. Zen
philosophy is to live in the present moment, and this is the only reality.
Live in the present moment, appreciate it, and enjoy it to the fullest.
Always putting a smile
on your face not only helps you develop a sense of humor but also gives
joy to others. Smile is contagious.
Make
a list of all the things you enjoy in life – things that really make you happy.
Remember and recall them at all times.
If you can laugh at yourself and join in with the laughter
of others, it can bring not only much more joy but also many more years to your
life.
Stephen Lau
Copyright©
by Stephen Lau
No comments:
Post a Comment