Guide
From ancient times to the present, people's pursuit of longevity has never stopped, from the ancients pursuing Taoist alchemy to seek immortality, to today's modern people's metaphysical health of soaking goji berries in the thermos cup in order to prolong life.
One of the most famous terriers of China's classical literary works "Journey to the West" is that after eating the meat of Tang monks, you can live forever. It can be seen that people have good expectations for longevity.
The old ancestor said: "A man has lived sixty-two years, seventy-three eighty-four, and crossed two bumps and a hundred years of life." "People's beautiful expectations for longevity have never stopped. Everyone wished they could live longer, from the emperor's ministers to the common people. Even the people put the beautiful expectation of longevity on mythological stories.
In Eastern mythology, there are the Antarctic Xianweng Shouxing and the Twenty-Eight Stars of the Southern Dipper Star, as well as the judges and life and death books that judge the reincarnation of others, and even the immortal fruits that increase life expectancy - peach and ginseng fruit. All of this shows people's desire for longevity.
However, in ancient times, people's average life expectancy was still relatively low compared to now, and the Chinese people called fifty years old the year of destiny, sixty years old called the year of flower armor, seventy years old is the ancient rare old man, and eighty years old is called the elderly.
It can be seen from this that the ancients were fifty years old and it was time to enjoy the happiness of their children and grandchildren. Therefore, once the ancient people passed the age of sixty, they were already considered to be long-lived, and everyone hoped that they would live a little longer, and after thousands of years of summary and observation, the ancients came up with two hurdles in their life expectancy, seventy-three and eighty-four. If these two hurdles can be crossed smoothly, then living to the age of 100 is not a problem.
For seventy-three and eighty-four, the ancients were very secretive, and there was a saying called: thirty-six years old does not mention, seventy-three years old does not say, eighty-four years old does not speak. The importance attached to these two age barriers can be seen.
So why did the ancients pay more attention to these two ages? This has to mention the two great sages of ancient China, Confucius and Mencius.
According to historical records, Confucius lived to be seventy-three years old and Mencius lived to be eighty-four years old. Because of the status of Confucius and Meng in the minds of the people, these two years have also become a long-lived obstacle. There is also the saying that "seventy-three, eighty-four, the king of Yama does not invite himself to go"
Of course, we can't really go to these two hurdles and invite ourselves to report to the Yan Wang Hall, or we must find a way to cross these two hurdles. From ancient times to the present, the broad masses of the people have been working hard to increase the human life expectancy. China's average life expectancy has reached 77 years old, crossing the seventy-three-year-old hurdle, the world's longest-lived country per capita, Japan, women have reached 87 years old, even per capita has reached this level, so we work hard, live to a hundred years old is not a problem.
So how should we try to increase our longevity? First of all, we must maintain an optimistic and positive attitude. Smile, ten years young, sad, white head. If people want to live long, the most important thing is that their mentality must be good.
Secondly, healthy living habits are also essential, walk a hundred steps after meals, and live to ninety-nine. After eating, walk around more, digestion and digestion, will be healthier. Not smoking and not drinking alcohol can also help with life expectancy, and studies have shown that smoking a cigarette is five minutes less. Therefore, if tobacco and alcohol can be quit, longevity is not a problem. Healthy habit sleep is also very important, often sleepless, less than ten years, now there is so much news of sudden death on the Internet, so if you are late at night to brush to this article, then don't hesitate, put down the phone and go to sleep quickly.
Finally, take a little time to exercise, life is in sports, exercise is very important! People who can live to be 100 years old must be people who do not slack off on exercise.