People over 100 years old give advice on life

Worldwide, there are about 450,000 people over 100 years old. They definitely have something important to share with us, and maybe we should listen carefully to what they have to say. After all, it’s not every day you meet people who have lived a whole century!

We, from awesome.club🇧🇷 we present testimonials of these people about life. Yes, they are precious advice. Check with us. And don’t miss the bonus!

Fauja Singh was born in 1911. He was only able to walk at the age of 5, as his legs were very thin and fragile. Now, he is one of the longest-lived marathon runners and holds many short and long distance records within his age group.

Tips:

Happiness comes when you are healthy. I run for my happiness. Every person who can run should do it to stay healthy.

Ida Keeling was born in 1915. She is an American athlete, who lost her mother when she was very young, and soon had to deal with the early loss of her husband at the age of 42. Ida gave birth to 4 children, 2 of whom were murdered. Now she holds records in races over distances of 60 and 100 meters in the women’s category for age groups 95-99 and age groups over 100.

Tips:

If you surrender and renounce yourself, shame on you! Don’t abuse yourself; love your body, take care of it and do the best for it. Stand on your own two feet, make your own decisions, and be yourself. Think of current and youthful things, of all that you did in the past and that you can still do now. If you still get it then that’s fine.

Richard Overton was born in 1906. He is the oldest living World War II veteran in the United States. He was married twice, but had no children.

Tips:

Don’t overfeed the cat, or you risk the cat not eating the mice. If your time has come, this bullet will reach you. If it is not yet time to leave, it will pass over your head without touching you. It’s good to have a spiritual life, but you have to live it. It makes you feel better. If you surrender, it’s over. You are simply doubting yourself.

Amelia Harper lived in Czechoslovakia with her grandparents when she was a child and her father was a prisoner of war. Amelia was married at 16 and lived with her husband until he died at the age of 70. She lost her first two children who were twins and mentions that this was the most tragic moment in her life, but time has healed that wound. Amelia also had a daughter that she loved dearly.

Tips:

Everything makes me happy. I love talking to people, I like doing things, and I love shopping. Make the most of love, especially if it’s your first. There’s nothing like it. I recommend that anyone, if they find the right husband for marriage, not only live together, but actually marry. It seems to me that if you are happy, married, in love and alive, that is the cure for all illnesses, because everything is in perfect harmony. A good idea is to behave well with other people, show them respect and help them as much as possible. If you do this, it will be refunded 100 times.

Like Amelia, Joan Willet (b. 1916) spent most of her childhood with her grandmother, as her father was fighting in France, meaning she didn’t see him until she was 2 years old. Her mom had a job at a grocery store and was always busy. Joan worked as a teacher and never had a husband or children.

Tips:

Taking an interest in everything that’s going on is important. You shouldn’t just sit back and let the world go by. It’s important to keep working, moving and doing things. You’ve been given a brain, use it!

Cliff Crozier was born in 1915. He fought in World War II and was retired for 40 years. He always remembers a time when he was sick at university and his father made a long trip to take him home, but Cliff refused because he wanted to be with his friends. He comments, “I didn’t do the right thing for my dad, but that’s the point.”

Advices:

Communicate, talk to your parents and listen to their advice too, or at least consider it. You don’t always have to follow them, but certainly don’t throw them out the window. My wife and I had issues, but we got through them. I think that nowadays people give up very easily. Time spent in recognition or that has been lived consciously is never wasted. Be as independent as possible, but don’t be reluctant to ask for help when you think it’s needed.

John Denerley was born in 1914 in Denton, Manchester, UK. He says his life was relatively easy, despite having served in the British Air Force for five years. He liked jazz when he was young and could stay up until the morning listening to it. He became a pharmacist and only regretted not having started studying earlier.

Advices:

The sooner you start studying, the better. If I had been more attentive at school in my early years, I would have studied more and more. Keep reason until your journey’s end.

Andy Anderson didn’t go to college; all knowledge of him was acquired through his life experience. He joined the Air Force in World War II, and then served at flight school in Texas, USA, where he remained until the end of the armed confrontation. He met his wife on a Saturday and he married her the following week; they lived together for 67 years, raised 2 children and adopted one.

Advices:

Never be too good to start from the bottom.

Your family is the most precious thing you will have in your life.

Make sure you do what you love the most, don’t be afraid to follow your dreams.

Life is a gift you must unwrap. It’s up to you to determine whether what’s inside will lead you to happiness or dismay. Nobody but you has the power to make that decision.

Rose Lamprey’s life was full of tenderness and love. She was born in 1914, she married and lived happily with her husband for 70 years. Rose was a nurse and had two daughters.

Advices:

What is the key to a long and happy marriage? Love, love will conquer all. What is the biggest mistake people make in their lives? Not being satisfied with what they have. You must be interested in everything that happens around you. Don’t sit down, don’t sit around doing nothing, always stay active.

Joyce Fisher was born in 1916. She worked as a maid during the Second World War and got married, but had no children: “we decided we weren’t going to have children until we were married, and they just didn’t come.” Her advice for younger people are:

Don’t worry about things. You’re human, and that can’t be helped. We’re only here for a short time, we have our own will to live as we want, and it’s up to us to make it right. I wish I’d asked my mother more about her father. I never asked about family, about my ancestors. When you’re young you’re not interested, it’s when you get older that you’d like to know more about other things. Keep in touch with your friends. Travel!

David Rockefeller was born in 1915. He is known around the world for being an American banker and the former CEO of Chase Manhattan bank. As of March 2017, his fortune was estimated at $3.3 trillion.

Advices:

Relationships are the most important. Enjoy ordinary pleasures and don’t worry about hyperbole. Respect people not positions. Take care of yourself and kindness will come naturally. Generosity breeds joy. Simply let go.

Florence Bearse recently celebrated her 100th birthday. She asserts that the secret of her longevity is wine.

Winnie Langley was 102 when she died. It seems that she had a very long life, but what is most surprising here is that she had smoked almost all her life and was not worried about it, not even a little bit.

But we don’t recommend doing the same.

There is no exact answer on how to ensure a long life. For example, Aida Hedson, who was born in 1910 in Mexico, said the opposite: “I lived so long because I always took care of my health and I never smoked”.

We hope that the wisdom of these people will help make your life bright and colorful.

How often do your grandparents share their thoughts about life and their past with you? Do they give valuable advice? Tell us in the comments!