You Could Live a Long Time by Green, Lyndsay -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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COVER PAGE TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT PAGE DEDICATION CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS BACKGROUND MY INTRODUCTION TO ELDERLAND CONFRONTING MY MISCONCEPTIONS OUR EMOTIONAL CIRCLE

THE MOST VALUABLE PART OF YOUR RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN IS YOUR EMOTIONAL CIRCLE, AND IT CAN’T BE BOUGHT. NOW, WHEN YOU’RE TOO BUSY FOR YOUR FRIENDS, IS THE TIME YOU SHOULD BE WORKING TO KEEP THEM AND TO MAKE NEW ONES. IF YOU HAVE A LIFE PARTNER, YOU NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER S/HE IS A PARTNER FOR LIFE. DEPENDENCY ON YOUR FAMILY IS NOT WHAT YOU WANT, BUT YOU WILL NEED INTERDEPENDENCY. BY GRIEVING YOUR LOSSES, YOU WILL SUFFER LESS FROM GRIEF.

SELF

IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO CHANGE, BUT NOW IS THE TIME TO BECOME WHO YOU ARE. TO KEEP YOUR DIGNITY, YOU NEED TO GIVE UP YOUR PRIDE. TO RETAIN YOUR INDEPENDENCE, YOU MUST LEARN TO ACCEPT HELP. TO ACCEPT THE INDIGNITIES OF AGING, YOU NEED TO APPRECIATE THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING OLD. TO MAXIMIZE YOUR CAPABILITIES, YOU SHOULD EMBRACE YOUR DISABILITIES. YOU DON’T STOP LAUGHING WHEN YOU GROW OLD; YOU GROW OLD WHEN YOU STOP LAUGHING. BY MODIFYING YOUR ACTIVITIES, YOU CAN STAY ACTIVE. YOU WILL REGRET THINGS YOU DIDN’T DO MORE THAN THINGS YOU DID. YOU NEED TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE BUT BE PREPARED TO SEIZE THE DAY. SOON YOU WON’T BE HERE, BUT YOU STILL NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT. GETTING OLD MAY BE DEPRESSING, BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN YOU SHOULD BE DEPRESSED.

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

BY GIVING TO OTHERS, YOU WILL RECEIVE. BY WAITING UNTIL YOU HAVE MORE TIME TO VOLUNTEER, YOU MAY MISS THE BOAT.

WORK

TO RETIRE SUCCESSFULLY, FORGET ABOUT RETIRING. YOU NEED A WORK PLAN INSTEAD OF A RETIREMENT PLAN.

HOME

TO KEEP A HOME, CONSIDER LEAVING YOUR HOUSE. WHERE YOU LIVE WILL DETERMINE WHETHER YOU CAN LIVE WELL. DESIGNING FOR THE FUTURE COULD ENSURE YOU’LL HAVE ONE. IF YOU DON’T CONTROL YOUR THINGS, YOUR THINGS WILL CONTROL YOU.

BODY

IF YOU’RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO LIVE A LONG LIFE, YOU WON’T BE HEALTHY. IF YOU GIVE UP ON YOUR BODY, IT WILL GIVE UP ON YOU. TO MAINTAIN WHAT HEALTH YOU HAVE, YOU NEED TO ADMIT WHEN IT’S FAILING. IF YOU PUSH YOURSELF TOO HARD TO STAY YOUNG, YOU’LL GET OLD FASTER. IF YOU DENY YOUR HEARING IS GOING, IT WILL TAKE YOU LONGER TO HEAR WELL. IF YOU NEGLECT YOUR EYES, YOU WON’T LIKE WHAT YOU SEE. IF YOU PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN YOUR SEXUAL HEALTH, YOU CAN STAY SEXUALLY ACTIVE. INCONTINENCE DESERVES MORE ATTENTION THAN DIAPERS.

BRAIN

TO CONTINUE TO ACT SMART, YOU NEED TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE NOT AS SWIFT. USE IT OR LOSE IT. WHAT’S GOOD FOR THE BODY IS GOOD FOR THE BRAIN. PLAYING IS WORK FOR THE BRAIN. TO STOP LEARNING IS TO START AGING.

FINANCES

MONEY MATTERS, BUT IT CAN’T BUY EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN ELDERLAND. THINKING ABOUT YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE COULD MEAN A FUTURE WHERE YOU WON’T NEED TO THINK ABOUT FINANCES. TO BENEFIT FROM YOUR MONEY, YOU NEED TO DRAW ON YOUR EMOTIONAL CIRCLE. LEAVING THE PARTY WELL MEANS KNOWING WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER YOU’VE LEFT.

LEGACY

AS YOU NEAR THE END, IT’S IMPORTANT TO RECORD THE BEGINNING. IF YOU REMEMBER YOUR LIFE, YOUR LIFE WILL BE MORE MEMORABLE. MORE THAN ONE BRAIN CAN ACCESS YOUR MEMORIES.

THE FUTURE EMBRACING OLD AGE NOTES

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