01- Don’t live with your children and get involved in their lives.
02- Do not interfere with the education of grandchildren.
03- Love, or at least, tolerate your son-in-law and daughter-in-law, it was your son or daughter’s choice.
04- Never take sides or give your opinion on their marriage.
05- Don’t make yourself an elderly complainer.
06- Don’t be an elderly person feeling sorry for yourself.
07- Don’t get attached TO YOUR TIME, it has passed.
08- Have plans for the future.
09- Don’t talk about illnesses. Rest 🙏 assured, nobody wants to know.
10- No matter how much you earn, save a portion every month.
11- Don’t procrastinate. There is not much time left.
12- Have a health plan or save money for medical expenses.
13- Save money for the funeral or have a plan for that purpose.
14- Don’t leave “problems” for your children.
15- Don’t stay connected to the news or politics, after all, you won’t solve anything anyway.
16- Only watch TV to have fun, not to be stressed.
17- If you like, have a pet to keep you occupied.
18- When you get up: walk, cook, sew, garden, but don’t stand still and wait for death.
19- Be a clean and non-smelling old man/woman.
20- Have joy for being old, many have already fallen along the way.
21- Have a house where everyone wants to go and not stay away. That just depends on you.
22- Use age as a bridge to the future and never a ladder to the past.
For the bridge of the future you will always have company.
23- Remember: it’s better to leave good memories than regrets.
24- Have fun. Smile and make others smile. A smile makes anyone’s day better.
Finally,
25- Don’t leave “that what pleases you” for tomorrow, it might be too late!