The most important things in later life

In this life, people need to go through various stages, youth enthusiasm, middle-aged solid, later in life the dust settles.

Standing at the fork in the road of life, we often worry about the next stage of our own life can not live well, worried about all the preparations made now, by then will not be used.

In other words, no life suddenly becomes bad, and no life becomes good, all the encounters and experiences, depend on the state of our character at the moment.

As a person who loves life, I believe that even in later years can be colorful. And a person who is depressed all day long, even if the final life is carefree, it is difficult to live happily.

No one can decide whose life, to live a happy life, the key lies in yourself. On this point, the Japanese writer Harrumph Murasaki is the best example.

But in fact, in addition to the title of writer, Harrumph Murasaki has many other marks.

Some say that he is the most nurturing monetize among Japanese writers. Others say that he is the best runner among the citizens. Others say that he is a foodie who loves running and writing.

Writing, running, and tasting food may seem like not too difficult things to do, but can you imagine that this is the life of a 71-year-old man?

Now, whenever Harrumph Murasaki appears in front of the camera, it always causes a cheer. The temperament precipitated by long-term writing makes him more and more attractive. The refinement from running also makes him look as energetic as a middle-aged man.

He is not a wealthy man, and he does not have any children with him now, but his life in his old age is still enviably rich, and looks very happy.

From him, we can see that people want to be blessed in their later years, relying not on savings and children, but to keep these two things.

One: a healthy body

If you say what is the most important thing in later life, I think many people's answer is: health.

Because a healthy body is the basis of everything, only the body is free of disease, there is enough energy to enjoy the later years of life, Harrumph Murasaki is also the same.

As we all know, writing is a very difficult thing, it requires skills and a constant flow of ideas. Some people do not create amazing works throughout their lives, and some people fall quickly after a short-lived appearance, Harrumph Murasaki has been brilliant for nearly 40 years, and even in his later years still has good works, there are really few.

The reason why Murasaki Harrumph can maintain their brilliance, largely due to his good health.

The first thing you need to do is to get a good idea of what you are doing.

To make his state a little better, Harrumph Murasaki began a long-running journey and wrote his feelings in the book "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running".

In the book, Harrumph Murasaki mentions his running plan at the beginning.

"To run sixty kilometres a week, that is to say, six days a week, ten kilometres a day. Originally, it was best to run ten kilometres a day, seven days a week, but there were days when it rained, days when I was too busy at work, and days when I felt tired and didn't want to move, so I set a "rest day" in advance.

The first of these is the "day of the week", but Harrumph Murasaki has kept this up, day after day, month after month, his body is slowly getting better and better, and his running ability is getting stronger and stronger, and eventually through unremitting efforts, he became a professional marathoner, and his physical fitness surpassed that of many of his peers.

While his body became better, his whole person's state became better and better. When many people get tired of walking a few steps in their later years, they can continue to do other things after a day of writing.

Because of this, even in his old age, his life was still rich. Because he was always energetic and could always do what he wanted to do.

Good health is an essential foundation for later life, and only if you are not bothered by illnesses will you have the opportunity to enjoy everything around you at this age.

So, no matter what, don't forget to take care of your body.

Two: spiritual support

Young people sometimes will be particularly eager to spend their twilight years, because they think they do not have to work, there are people around to take care of, carefree, and especially happy.

But, if you think about it, you will find that the life of that, will also be mixed with boredom. It is like we do nothing on weekends, just lying in bed and brushing the phone. It seems to be very leisurely, but after the day passes, you will feel empty in your heart, with nothing left.

A day or two can be boring, let alone such a long period in later life.

So, even in old age, people should have spiritual support, so that they have time to fill their inner world in addition to the company of children and money satisfaction.

Harrumph Murasaki's spiritual support is his writing and running.

When he is immersed in writing, his soul is full. He also said, "As long as I always maintain a good learning attitude of paying attention to everything, even aging is not much of a pain."

Writing is always digging into his inner world, where he is like a student, tirelessly absorbing knowledge every day. He is learning something new about himself and creating a new world every time, a feeling that transcends age and can give great pleasure.

Therefore, he is never bored, because he is busy and fulfilled all the time with words as his companion.

Besides writing, what Harrumph Murasaki loved most was running. In the process of running, he seems to be entering another world, fully engaged in it.

Every step he takes is a struggle for himself. At first, he feels resistant to it, but over time, he starts to enjoy the process and extends from running to understanding the wisdom of life step by step.

Writing during the day, running, and traveling in his spare time, Harrumph Murasaki's life is constantly filled with these aspects and has put himself in a virtuous cycle, even if there are few people to interact with, and even if there is not much money, he can still be very comfortable.

In old age, having spiritual support is a very important thing, it can enrich your heart, build a world of your own, not be influenced by others, and always have fun.

At that time, no matter what stage you are in, you can live at ease.

It's easy to live a happy life in one's later years, because the pressure from the outside world is not as strong anymore, and this is when we can spend more time on ourselves.

Maintain a healthy body and cultivate a spiritual anchor so that you will have an independent life and will not be influenced by others.

So from now on, why not try to work on these two aspects?

As Harrumph Murasaki said, "There is no need to dwell too much on the present or worry too much about the future, when you have experienced something, the scenery in front of you is already different from before."

Start doing it now, you can harvest a different self.