If You Want To Live To Over 100, READ THIS.

Desiderata by Max Erhmann (1872-1945)

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence
As far as possible without surrender, Be on good terms with all persons
Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others - Even the dull and ignorant,
they too have their story
Avoid loud and aggressive persons - they are vexations to the spirit
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter,
For always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans
Keep interested in your own career - However humble,
It is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time
Exercise caution in your business affairs,
For the world is full of trickery
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is
Many persons strive for high ideals,
And everywhere life is full of heroism
Be yourself
Especially do not feign affection, neither be cynical about love
For in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, It is as perennial as the grass
Take kindly the council of the years, Gracefully surrendering the things of youth
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune, But do not distress yourself with imaginings
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself
You are a child of the universe
No less than the trees and the stars, You have a right to be here
And whether or not it is clear to you, No doubt the universe is unfolding as it should
Therefore, be at peace with God, whatever you conceive him to be
And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, Keep peace with your soul
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world
Be careful
Strive to be happy.

A few weeks ago, I read about a few longest living people in the world. And I found that they share certain similarities; they are active, they take good care of what they eat, they stay mentally young, and they actually followed what the poem above tells us to do. So you want to be one of those people in the Guinness Book of Record for living over 100? Read the poem, and do exactly as it tells you to do.