Once I was acquainted with a lawyer from Singapore…
We discussed the millionaire’s way of thinking, Feng Shui, success and other things…
He told me that his granddad had lived for 105 years… and he shared 5 rules as the secrets of his long life:
- Sound sleep
- Physical exercise–he always rode a bike
- Eating meat
- A little alcohol every day
- Happiness: sex, laughter and everything that brings it; you lose the sense of life without it.
By the way, number 4 also brings happiness.
I once read a book by an American cardiologist. The conclusion is: those who go jogging for an hour every morning will die on the same day as me, though I never go jogging. Those who go 10-15-minute interval jogging will live longer.
In my personal opinion, the supporters of a strict healthy lifestyle (without any exceptions) are:
- Those who don’t allow themselves any alcohol or fish will not live a long life
- Or they are not happy
- Or their internal demons will kill them
- Or God will take them earlier
- Or they are saints
I’m for the middle road. For life. Even if it’s short. Without extremes, Puritanism or sybaritism. Or for the interval way: Puritanism – sybaritism – Puritanism.
Do you remember in a Sherlock Holmes’ episode when
he was looking at the window and said something like
“A quiet day. Sunny. Nobody is murdered. Abomination.”
Well, when I read posts like “A father of three. A husband. A vegan. A sportsman. Always for kindness. Has created 666 businesses” it makes me think:
- In every Yang there’s some Yin. What skeletons does he keep in his cupboard?
- Or he is really saint and in this case I have to take the rap for him and produce his share of vices… otherwise, the world will overturn… the balance will be ruined… Abomination.
I’m going to smoke a cigar and have some Talisker and say «fuck».
Have a good evening.
Express your thoughts in comments.
Or you may want to tell me where to get off. By doing this, you will help to restore the balance of vice and virtue.