Your Mind Can Keep You Young
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The fear of growing old can strike at almost any age, Men and women who refuse to grow up emotionally are usually the first one to grow old; and the reason why, in later years, some people relapsed into second childhood is that they never really emerged from their first. Masquerading as much younger than you are is a sure sign that you’ve not grown up emotionally.
My formula of staying young is simple; Concentrate on the part of you that still young and growing –your brain. Keep your mind awake and you’ll stay younger all over. These are exciting times. Take an interest in the world around you. And make a point of learning at least one new thing everyday.
Above all, “don’t settle down’. Psychologists are accustomed to seeing two contrasting personality types develop in the near 30’s. Some men and women, although keen about their families and jobs, are constantly broadening their other interests. They keep up with the newspapers and magazines; they busy themselves with creative hobbies, preferably ones that use their hands as well as brains.
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Another man begins at 35 to slump into a dull but comfortable routine. Day after day he does his job, comes home, has dinner, glances at the comic strips or sporting page and, fiddles in the radio and goes to bed. His wife does the housework, looks after the children, listens to soap operas, read an occasional love story and attends a bridge club.
People of the first type grow younger with increasing years. Men and women of the second group have already hit the skid; if they don’t change they’ll be old at 45.
Regardless of your age it’s not too late to make your life interesting. I know a housewife who, at 50, with no previous experience made herself into an outstanding industrial designer. A woman of 70 whose children thought she should retire to the shelf- conducts a successful cooking school for brides.
Irrespective of years, staying young is easy for those who live in the future. You can do it if you care enough to try. Keep your mind awake and active; that’s the only youth elixir guaranteed to work.