You might be a teenager, or maybe a person in your 30s reading this article. No matter what your age is like, I would like to ask you the following question: How long are you planning to work? Are you building for the future?
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Recently, a 101-year old man died in Hungary. His name was simply Balint Gazda, a man known for his love for nature and growing trees, vegetables, and everything that deals with nature. And believe it or not, he was active until his death. I know someone who met him during a reception as the guy was 100 years old. But, he died earlier this week and, even though it was expected, it still feels like a tragedy. We have lost a big one amongst us!
Here you can see an interview in Hungarian with Balint Gazda when he was 99 years old
But, thinking about this guy makes me ask myself some questions... Am I planning to live until I become 100 years old? If I want to live that long, what do I do today that will make me stay healthy and fit until that time?
You will only get somewhere, is you try to get there!
It is really hard to get somewhere if you don't really want to get to that point. Of course, there are lucky breaks in life, but in general, getting someone requires hard work and having a goal to actually get there.
And so, if you want to live healthily and be productive for a long time, you better start planning for it already. How can that be done? Here are some suggestions.
Some ways to help you plan for a long life
- Educate and train your brain!
This is very important, because those who stop learning, will automatically stop being productive. It is incredible to see that when you learn something, you will almost always find a way to apply your new knowledge in some sort of way. Maybe you memorize something, maybe you read books, or maybe you dig into articles on the Internet... no matter what, keep it your goal to educate your brain constantly! - Take care of your health!
This is very important because you need balance in your life. You can reach extreme success by working super hard right now, but you are not building for the future if you neglect your family and your health, and only eat junk. No, if you want to build for a happy and healthy future that will serve you well in many years from now, you will have to start taking care of your health and to keep a healthy balance right now. - Have a vision greater than yourself!
If your vision only is as long as your nose, then you will have trouble. You need to dream bigger and hope bigger. You need to see beyond yourself, and dream big for your family, for your community, for your friends, and maybe people way beyond that. A great vision will always inspire you and keep your motivation up, even when things are tough. - Surround yourself with people motivating and inspiring!
It is said that we are formed and will very much look like the people closest to us. What does that mean? If you want to live for a happy, healthy, and productive future, you better surround yourself with people having the same goals and ideas. It starts with your spouse, and then you can give on these ideals to your kids. People love spending time with people who are filled with charisma, vision, dreams, and hope, and that is why you need to surround yourself with such people. If you don't have anyone like that around you, find someone, or at least, find some sources online, some blogs, some vlogs, or some books in which you can feed your appetite for life from people with a big appetite themselves.
These are just some thoughts on the topic of having a healthy balance in your life and to plan for long and healthy life. I am still quite young, so I am absolutely telling this to myself as well.
This post is free of plagiarism... It was first published at Steem
