SECS 8 Week 6: How do I want to grow old?

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About a few years from now, my black hair and beard will no longer be black and will turn white. Just as I can see far without glasses, maybe after a few years I will have to use glasses to see the same way.

The way I can run at a speed of 10–12 mph now, maybe I won't be able to run like that again because then I will be old. Through this topic today, I will share with you how I want to grow old.

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How do you want to age: healthy and energetic or limited and dependent on medication?

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I want to grow old healthy, energetic, and without depending on medication. None of us has the power to stop aging, but by adopting a healthy lifestyle, we can live into old age strong and without medication.

Rather than regretting our previous lifestyle after reaching old age, we should adopt the proper lifestyle in our youth now. Because the proper lifestyle will keep your energy up until old age, keep you healthy, and keep you away from all kinds of medicine.

If we don't want to become medication dependent or weak in old age, then we need to take care of our health from now on. I can't stop my age, but I will eat healthy, meditate, and exercise to stay energetic and medication-free in my old age.

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What are you doing to reach the old age you long for?

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I don't want to be a frail person in my old age and have to be dependent on medication, so I am always very concerned about health and lifestyle.

I always try to eat healthy food. I eat small amounts of vegetables and plant protein every day. And besides that, I eat different types of dry foods, like peanuts, cashew nuts, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, dates, etc.

I do regular meditation and breathing exercises and try to keep myself free from anxiety. I try to exercise, at least for some time and also take probiotics to keep my digest & immune system strong.

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Are you afraid of growing old, yes or no? Justify your answer.

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I don't fear getting old because I have to grow old even if I don't want to. I just fear that in old age I should not be dependent on any medication and always be energetic.

But honestly, there is a lot of beauty in growing old because, at some point in my life, I will have a family of my own; maybe someday I will tell my grandkids about my life story and share with them all the good and bad experiences of my life.

Maybe as I get older, my life will become more limited. I can't hang out with friends like I used to, and I can't do many things of my choice, but after getting old, there is beauty in remembering the crazy moments of youth, sitting on a chair and watching the sunset.

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Do you have any experience to share with us about an older adult who is an example for you to follow?

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An elder who is a example for me and who is always energetic and cheerful and whom I follow is my maternal grandfather. He is still very strong and handsome at the same time. Even at this age, he was handling two businesses and was a freedom fighter.

I sometimes see him playing with my younger cousins. He is quite conscious about various food choices yet follows a full healthy life style. He walks to his business establishment and does business-related work for long hours of the day.

^{My Maternal Grandfather}

I rarely see him taking medicine and always see him smiling. He is my inspiration and the healthiest person to follow as an example for me.

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