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HOW TO STAY
HAPPY IN OLD AGE
NO MATTER
WHAT!!
Dr. Sharda Jain
Dedicated to my Senior Colleagues
My friends &
younger colleagues who will be retiring
Mantras for Senior Citizens
• Many people after 60 years of age feel
UNHAPPY,
health-wise, security –wise & mood wise. • Here are some mantras to age gracefully,
make life after retirement more pleasant happy and enjoy the treasure the seniority.
How One Can Be Happy?
*Basic Needs To be Met- Roof, Finance, Health, Food,Company
*Attitudinal Change from Age 16 to 60 yrs
*Spiritual Growth – *Selfless Service *God Realization
* Yoga is the key
Happiness
• Happiness is a CONSCIOUS CHOICE, not an automatic response.
• Happiness ADDS AND MULTIPLIES as we divide it with others.
• For Indians
Yoga is the key
Remember, there are two kinds of people
• There are two kinds of people in this world – some bring happiness wherever they go & some bring unhappiness wherever they go
• This PPT will assist you to become one of the former kind. Best of luck
• Our vision is our world. Each person is the creator of his own world!
Look After Four Old Treasures & Create
another 2Ageless Treasure of leaving behind a legacy & Spiritual Growth
1. Your old body
2. Roof & Retirements funds
3. Your old companion - your spouse
4. Your old friends – Extended family
5. Spiritual Growth
6. Selfless service for society
Remember
Age Has No Mercy!!
Change is the only permanent thing
But we can make life memorable !! Dr. Sharda Jain
My Life is my legacy…
Dr. Urmil Sharma
Every body knows me…Isn’t it !! Sophia Loren
My Life was worth lived….. Elizabeth Taylor
Basic Needs of Lifehave to be met
Roof and finance
• Live in your own place to enjoy independence and privacy.
• Hold on to your bank deposits and assets with yourself.
• Don't depend only on your children's promise to care for you when you grow old as their priorities change with time.
Health is WealthHealth should be your priority.
• Taking care of yourself and your health should be your TOP PRIORITY.
• Have an ANNUAL HEALTH CHECK-UP and take the prescribed medicines regularly.
• Take out a HEALTH CARE INSURANCE coverage.
True happiness of Life
• True happiness begins when a man learns the ART OF RIGHT ADJUSTMENT WITH THE OTHER PERSONS, i.e.
*Spouse
*Children
* Friends.
Relationship with children
• Do not meddle in the life of your children. Let them live THEIR life not yours.
• Do not use old age as your shield and justification to demand care, respect and attention.
Relationship with Spouse
My spouse stood by me through thick &
thin.
Let me be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming souls who make our soul
blossom.
Live &
Let LiveGive
Everybody a spaceSpouse/ Children
Friends
• Expand your circle of friends to include those who will outlive you.
• Do not compare and expect nothing from others.
Whenever there is an opportunity to celebrate , get together with old
classmates, old colleagues, old friends & family members.
“Get together meet” is not just about eating, its because there is not
much time left for you!
Enjoy Your Life While You Can• As long as it is physically possible, visit places/people U wish to
visit.• Do not wait when you cannot even walk and see.
And feel sorry and Regret!
RELAXATION AND RECREATION
• The most relaxing and recreating forces are spiritual knowledge / spiritual evolution,
• Healthy religious attitudes, • Good sleep, • Music and Laughter.
Change of Atti tude (From 20 yrs Young Women to Women of 60 years)
SecretS of ageing gracefully iS in 7 wordS:
– do not fear old age ! – do not regret!
Never say ‘I am too old’ There are three ages, CHRONOLOGICAL, BIOLOGICAL, and
Psychological.
The first is based on our date of birth; The second by the health conditions and The third is how old you feel you are • WHILE E DON’T HAVE CONTROL OVER THE FIRST,
• WE can take care of our HEALTH with good diet, Exercise and a cheerful attitude.
• A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND OPTIMISTIC THINKING can reverse the third age.
Overcome the fear of death.
• One day we have to leave his world.• Still we are afraid of death.• We think that our family will be unable to withstand our loss.
• YES - they may be depressed for some time.• TIME HEALS and they will carry on with their life.
EXPECTATIONS bring
miseries !!
I am incharge of my life !!
“No Blame Game”
Whatever is happening to me,Good or bad – is my “karma only”
Forgive & Forget
• Don’t be bothered too much about other’s mistakes.
• For the sake of our own health and happiness, let us Forgive And Forget them.
• Otherwise, we will only be increasing our BP & stress.
See this r iver – It f lows in one direction , same is happening in our
l i fe
Let Go
Live this moment….NOW• Imagine that every day you are born again. • YESTERDAY is a paid cheque. • TOMORROW is a promissory note. • TODAY is ready cash; use it profitably.
• Time is Precious
• Accept this great fact that ‘this too shall pass’
• “We brought nothing into this world,”• “And it is certain that we can carry
nothing out.”• Therefore, all that comes to us during
life is a gift; use it today for Service of others.
‘This too Shall pass’
“Srajan”
Don’t be part of problem become part of solution
Become Neadle & Not the seizure
I am HAPPIEST…When, what I think
What I say &
What I do Are in harmony !!
Secret No. 5
Live For a Day
No Big Planning for
self in old age ! !
INTROSPECTION is needed every day
Say daily THANK YOU To God, when it is going EASY;
But do Say Thank you
When the going is TOUGH
2 Things You Must Do Everyday!Smile, and Laugh to be happy.
Always LAUGH when U canIt is the CHEAPEST Medication
* Every Problem has a Solution * Learn To l isten & Listen To Learn
* Brains storming with family member and friends
Will Give the Clue ! !
Problem Solving
One Problem At a Time.
OROne Problem a
Day
Self less service is Enlightened selfishness
• All of us are selfish.• Whatever we do, we expect something in
return. • We should be grateful to those who stood by
us.• BUT, OUR FOCUS SHOULD BE ON THE
INTERNAL SATISFACTION AND HAPPINESS WHICH WE GET BY DOING GOOD TO OTHERS, WITHOUT EXPECTING ANYTHING IN RETURN.
“I want to make
a Life That
Matters!!I want to be useful
to the society
I SHALL NOT LIVE IN VAIN
If I can ease one person’s pain
and aching , or cool one
anxious person,
Or help one women with
bleeding problem
I shall not live in vain.
Be the changeWhat I wish to see in the world
Let it begin with me !!
Promise to your self
to make at least 1
Person happy during a week
How Can I Help Others ??
How Can I bring smile on others face ?
Listen to Learn&
Think, Think, Think & You will be f looded with
auto suggestion of ideas
Social Service
•Keep it SIMPLE •“EASY” Does the trick
2
Do Not become “Maker” of plans & Promises.
But rather Offer FAITHFUL Service
in small matters U wil l achieve last ing happiness
My Guru Says Real Service is Giving & Sharing * It is not how much we have, but how much
we enjoy sharing with other that makes happiness.
What all U Can Share?Time, Knowledge, Skill &
Money / Recourses
Spiritual Growth
Ethical Questions
• Why we are here • What do I owe to strangers on the streat?• What do I owe to my family?• What is it to live a good life?• Those are questions which we face as
indiciduals.• That’s a central part of philosophy of our
existence & our spiritual growth ?
Why most do not grow spiri tually- - because
SPRITUAL growth has been overlooked by US,
• We were so busy with external world that we fail to improve and enrich
our mind so that we can bring divine blessings naturally into our life.
Spiritual Growth
Most seek happiness through the fulfillment of desires but
such fulfillment is never assures lasting happiness
eg I will be happy when my daughter gets married
Spiritual Growth• Joy and sorrow are both essential to human
life.• If all of us are content and complacent in our
prosperity, there would be NO PROGRESS- material or spiritual
• ADVERSITY is very essential for our spiritual progress.
• A spiritual growth doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
• Complete detachment is one of the essential conditions of lasting and true happiness
Secondly desirelessness makes a man firm like a rock.
• Then he is neither moved by pleasure nor by sorrow
Spiritual Growth
• All human beings can become BUDHA If we have the courage to Pursue the spiritual path.• All religion teach the same message,
and that is unconditional love, compassion and forgiveness.• The most important thing is that they
should be part of our daily lives.
Universal MessageSpiritual Growth
The God-realization is the goal of all creation.
When UNCONDITIONAL LOVE is awakened in man - it leads him to God-realization, i.e. opening up an unlimited source of lasting and unfading happiness.
• When one becomes God realised, everything else is zero. Then this happiness is self-sustained, keeps you eternally fresh and Gifts U with unfading, boundless and indescribable
TREASURE of happiness
• Even those who are not God-realised can control their minds through yoga to such an extent that nothing makes them feel pain or suffering, even if they are in a distressing situation.
MEDITATION & PRANAYAM are the keys to CALM the mind
conclusion We do not claim
originality or brilliance for many of these ideas that we have collected & compiled for you as a doctors team.
Our sole aim has been to help our elder retired women/ men to make up their mind how to live gracefully & happy in old age
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