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The first major "feature": old age has something to do, old age has fun.
He was the "Founding Navy Rear Admiral"; he was the only ethnic minority general over the age of 100; he died at the age of 106, a proper birthday star; he was General Wu Xi.
Walking into the living room of General Wu Xi's house, on the wall facing him, hung a banner containing the contents of his seven masterpieces of cursive writing:
"Old Ji Futuo's ambition is unswerving, and the dream of a thousand autumns is inseparable."
Bow down and sleep for a long time, not to be confused and drunk. ”
General Wu Xi's "health secret" can be seen. "People are not old in their hearts", give play to the residual heat, and do something old.
General Wu Xi's favorite golden sentence of Confucius is: "Strive to forget food, happy to forget worries, do not know that old age is coming."
Whether it was writing a book or splashing ink, he was intoxicated and enjoyed it.
He believes that to create your own spring in life, there must be a spring-like life. Create something in inaction, and nurture interest in leisure.
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The second "characteristic": keep smiling and stick to exercise.
Wu Lihong, the daughter of General Wu Xi, introduced that her father was a veritable "general in cloth", living a simple and simple life, not being tall and exquisite, and summarizing the secrets: wide range of interests and open-mindedness.
At the age of 100, General Wu Xi was still physically tough, mentally strong, and walking with tigers and tigers.
Someone asked him for the secret of longevity, and he said with a hand, "Laugh, jump, and forget all your troubles."
The American writer Mark Twain said that smiling is indeed the most effective weapon of mankind.
In fact, laughter is indeed powerful.
It is the spring breeze that makes the mood full of vitality;
It is sunlight that can melt ice and snow;
It is a hot spring that will wash away the gloom of troubles;
It is the light that will drive away the night gloom.
And jumping is precisely the burst of youth, the brilliance of life.
Long-term adherence to exercise can make our limbs flexible, our minds clear, and our posture light.
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The third "characteristic": love of life, colorful.
General Wu Xi prides himself on the "four fans": reading fans, fishing fans, Taiwan fans, and dancing fans.
Having experienced a life of ups and downs, he has gone through a bumpy journey, he is open-minded, open-minded, and can think through everything in the red dust of the world, and can afford to put it down.
Since his youth, General Wu Xi has loved calligraphy, often practicing in his spare time, and after retirement, he has a large plate of time, which is even more successful.
He often spread out rice paper, and his pen was like the wind, and he was full of energy.
After his 100th birthday, General Wu Xi also held a personal calligraphy exhibition at the Beijing National Culture Palace, which attracted visitors from all over the world, and received wild praise and praise.
General Wu Xi said, "All the troubles of life have been resolved in the life of dancing ink and entertainment poetry!" ”
We often say that indulging in our own hobbies, people are the happiest, other sorrows and sorrows, swept away, replaced by a pleasant self-enjoyment, smiling and smiling.
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The fourth "characteristic": there is great love in the heart and silent dedication.
In 1951, General Wu Xi was diagnosed with lymph nodes, and after a period of treatment, he felt that his work had been affected, and after repeated consideration, he made a major decision: to take the initiative to let Xian.
Many people were surprised, felt that it was too much of a pity, and were comforted. He smiled lightly and said calmly, from a personal point of view, of course, I am willing to continue to work, but in the interests of the overall situation, it is better to retire myself.
In 1958, he formally retired from leadership positions. This move of his has been praised by countless people as "General WuXi, a model of considering the overall situation and understanding the overall situation." ”
After retreating to the second line, General Wu Xi did not idle, he read and pondered carefully, and he never stopped working.
He has published many works in various genres.
For example, "Remembering the Red Seventh Army", "The Fire on the Banks of the Ramping Flower River", "The Old Sudden Remembrance of Beacon Smoke", "The Collection of Old Jun's Poetry" and so on, have left us with precious cultural heritage.
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The fifth "characteristic": sports as the guideline, enjoy the time.
General Wu Xi has a mantra: moving is the program, moving in the middle of the old age. In his old age, he opened the "travel mode", whether it is Beihai, Guilin, Hainan Island, or Shanhaiguan, Beidaihe, ancient Great Wall and other places, have left his healthy figure and happy footprints.
In his youth, he suffered a serious leg injury, but after maintenance and exercise, he was fully recovered.
In the 1980s, he also learned to be an elderly disco and won awards in many competitions.
In the year of General Wu Xi's flower armor, he began to systematically learn calligraphy and pick up the hobbies of his youth.
He blew himself up: "Practicing calligraphy makes people's mentality peaceful, the 'six roots' are pure, and the feeling is wonderful." ”
Speaking of calligraphy, it is a kind of magical "kung fu": it is both a movement and a retreat, both physical and mental, and a long life.
General Wu Xi also invented the "five-finger fitness method": often pinch the thumb, healthy brain; often pinch the index finger, strong stomach; often pinch the middle finger, strengthen the heart; often pinch the ring finger, strong liver; often pinch the little finger, strengthen the kidneys.
He also wrote "Longevity Oil Poems":
The heart is wide and does not know sorrow, and the wife often walks with him;
It is not to open your mouth, and do not roar when things happen;
Three meals are not enough, after the meal a hundred steps;
Xiao Sun often teases and shakes his hands before going to bed.