Now as we all know, people are indeed living much longer these days than they used to in times gone by. That's right, when I was a young boy growing up in Ireland, most people like my relatives for example, usually died in their late 60s or early 70s. Today, 60-year-olds are extremely active and most do not look their age at all.
You see, age just like everything else, is a mental attitude. That's right, as we used to say, "You're only as old as you feel." Well, that is indeed true as everything in life is an attitude of mind. We have a saying in The Bahamas where I reside which really sums this whole matter of age up real well, and it goes like this, "Age ain't nuthin' but a number." Oh how absolutely true that is.
In Dr. Deepak Chopra's great book, which I'd highly recommend everyone read, titled "Ageless Body -- Timeless Mind" he states that we all have three ages, and these three ages are as follows. Number one -- our chronological age, that is the number of years we have been alive on planet earth; Number two -- our physiological age, that is what condition our physical body is in; And number three -- our psychological age, that is how old we feel we are. I'm sure we've all heard that well-known saying, that he or she is young at heart or young in spirit. This is exactly what I'm stating here today, and that is that your age, just like everything else is a state of mind.
Yes, there's no doubt about it whatsoever, if a person thinks young whilst of course taking real good care of their overall health of body, mind and spirit, they will indeed live to a ripe old age, as that well-known saying so aptly puts it. Of course, as far as I'm concerned, the recipe for remaining young at heart and thus continuing to enjoy one's life no matter what your chronological age is, is to always have a very definite purpose thus remaining both physically and mentally active at all times. We continue to always have some exciting goals and objectives that we're involved with to keep us excited about life and mentally alert. We also of course eat healthy and exercise regularly.
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