A Hundred Years of Life: My Secret

Author: [Japan] Shigeharu Hino
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: Showcases the lifestyle of a 90-year-old active physician, sharing the secrets to pursuing happiness. Lose your ability to walk when feeling down. Eliminate fatigue within the week. Living in a quiet countryside is not better than living in a stressful city. Don’t rely on adopted children to prevent old age; instead, explore the true value and meaning of survival. Seek role models for your life 20 years from now. Japan currently has 14,000 centenarians, and in the near future, this number will increase 2-3 times. In the U.S., there are already over 50,000 centenarians. The 21st century will usher in an era of "centenarian lives." However, we cannot only revel in joy; we need the wisdom to live fulfilling, long lives in harmony with the "centenarian era"—the "Plan for a Centenarian Life." Living is indeed painful, but if you design your lifestyle well, you can spend your life happily. Aging, illness, and death are not inevitable pains. If you design how to age, get sick, and die, then aging, illness, and death can also be joyful.