GREAT READ! Tips from Spain’s centenarians on how to live to 100:
I JUST LOVE THIS ARTICLE!
Most of the men and women Comas interviewed showed a zest for life and an interest in pastimes from amateur dramatics to playing the piano. Many also continued to carry out daily duties from farm work to caring for a disabled child.
Pedro Rodriguez, 106, plays the piano every day in the living room of his flat in Asturias, northern Spain, where he lives with his wife who is nearly 20 years younger than him. Their daughters visit them often.
“The nuns taught me how to play the piano as a child,” he said after giving a rendition of a Spanish waltz.
The majority of these elderly people were surrounded by family or had loved ones calling in on them daily showing how Spain continues to be a closely-knit society, where family ties are paramount.
It showcases that maybe things we value in the Western world aren’t really of much value at all.
When considering your New Years resolutions, give consideration to the story linked here.. think it through. Picture yourself at 100 and wonder, what would matter to you most then? ….social media following? Vacant friendships..? Or maybe a zest for something that actually is important in life..
Maybe playing the piano in your living room every day when you’re 106 is really what matters the most of all..
