A Serious Match for the Elderly

Most elderly people are asleep.

This does not mean they are bedridden or ill.

They are mentally asleep, depressed, or unable to get up.

Even if you cannot be full of motivation, why not at least try to stand up in spirit?

Just moving your body through exercise or walking is not enough.

You must move your heart!

Just reading books or watching movies is not very effective.

The brain does not wake up.

If left alone, the elderly brain will decay and grow old with increasing acceleration; in technical terms, it shrinks.

While it is true that you cannot stop the shrinkage of the elderly brain, you can season your brain with individuality. In other words, you can create the personality of a stylish, flavorful elderly person rather than a dejected, shriveled one.

This is because the part of the brain that naturally shrinks is separate from the aspect of the brain that rebuilds the spirit and creates a rich, human flavor.

Unfortunately, exercise alone is not enough; you cannot expect brain rejuvenation unless you activate it with some kind of intellectual stimulation.

The miracle drug for rejuvenation is not thinking, but talking about what you are thinking, and touching upon topics with someone that are as non-routine as possible.

Not daily topics like what you ate, complaining about your wife, or talking about the heat or cold, but things like, 'What do you think about diabetes?' or 'Why did Trump bring up tariffs?'

Usually, for this level of conversation, you can find material and information to talk about with the other person by reading the newspaper or doing a little research.

That is the core of the problem.

Doing a little research.

Having enough knowledge to talk with the other person.

Without being lazy, finding material that you can talk about with the other person.

Even if your legs are a bit disabled, you can do this much.

It is not just taking a walk, but the continuation of 'walking in search of something' that provides the best stimulation for the brain.

I am currently 86 years old, and for the past two years, I have made it a point to go anywhere if I find something that interests me, in search of materials for my collage paintings.

And, starting this year, I have begun writing a full-length novel.

If you try, you can do it.

If you do not fight against your shrinking brain and keep giving it a wake-up call, you will be captured by dementia, which is more terrifying than death.

I want you to know that in the coming era, the greatest threat to the elderly is not cancer, but cognitive impairment.