Friday, October 5, 2007

Ten Commandments For The Over 35 Years Olds

1. Focus on enjoying people, not on indulging in oraccumulating material things.

2. Plan to spend whatever you have saved. You deserveto enjoy it and the few healthy years you have left.Travel if you can afford it. Don't leaveanyything for your children or loved ones to quarrelabout. By leaving anything, you may even cause moretrouble when you are gone.

3. Live in the here and now, not in the yesterdays andtomorrows. It is only today that you can handle.Yesterday is gone, tomorrow may not even happen.

4. Enjoy your grandchildren (if you are above 60 andblessed with any) but don't BE THEIR full time babysitter. You have no moral obligation to take care ofthem.! Don't have any guilt about refusing to baby sitanyone's kids, including your own grandkids. Yourparental obligation is to your children. After youhave raised them into responsible adults, your dutiesof child-rearing and babysitting are finished. Letyour children raise their own off-springs.

5. Accept physical weakness, sickness and otherphysical pains. It is a part of the aging process.Enjoy whatever your health can allow.

6. Enjoy what you are and what you have right now.Stop working hard for what you do not have. If you donot have them, it's probably too late.

7. Just enjoy your life with your spouse, children,grandchildren and friends. People, who truly love you,who love you for yourself, not for what you have.Anyone who loves you for what you have will just giveyou misery.

8. Forgive and accept forgiveness. Forgive yourselfand others. Enjoy peace of mind and peace of soul.

9. Befriend death. It's a natural part of the lifecycle. Don't be afraid of it. Death is the beginningof a new and better life. So, prepare yourself not fordeath but for a new life with the Almighty.

1 comment:

kiran said...

10th commandment i guess , following points 1 - 9.