Aging is to a large degree optional!
Scientists say that with a broad range of active intellectual interests and a vigourous lifestyle,the body, mind and spirit can keep unlocking hidden capacities and we can be as sharp or sharper at the age of 70,80 and even at 90 as we were at 20.We are designed to last a remarkable 120 years.
There appears to be no disease called "old age".
Adi Sankara is reported to have said-"People watch other people dying and simply die"-
Most of us if asked how long we would we would live say probably 70-75.Thats because we see other people dying at 70-75.
So are we conditioning ourselves to die at 70-75?
Syntropy-coined by Nobel prize winning Szent-Gyorgyi!-Every moment of our lives we are growing or dying!There is no middle ground and there is no staying the same!
And whether we are growing or dying is largely a matter of choice! If we recapture our child-like traits-the abilty to love,to laugh,to leap,to wonder and to explore----- -we have the chance to replace years of decline with years of growth and purpose! Syntropy is the opposite of entropy-which means dissipation or degeneration. |
Can blaming others make you physically ill? “Persistent bitterness may result in feelings of anger and hostility that, when strong enough, could affect a person’s physical health says Carsten Wrosch, a professor in the Concordia University Department of Psychology and a member of the Centre for Research in Human Development. How not to be bitter? Forgive others. And yourself:
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