大学综合英语作文 How to grow old

How to grow old

Getting older is one of those things that nobody welcomes but no one can avoid. There is no alternative to getting older. Therefore, we have to find a way to welcome our advancing years with a positive frame of mind. As a saying goes “Peopl e are only as old as they feel.” So “how we grow old” is far more important than “how old we grow”.Growing old is great. But what can we do to make it healthy, graceful and unregretful when we grew old.

Firstly, exercising from the neck up. Keeping the brain active and fit is imperative to the health of older adults. Not only does it stave off memory-loss illnesses but it also fosters executive function. Try word games and recall exercises. For example, find 5 red objects during a walk in the neighborhood and recall them when back home. Secondly, working at being old. There is a degree of detachment and alertness that is demanded of us at this stage in our lives. We must let go of the past, become reconciled with ourselves, and accept that we will be diminished in one respect, in order to grow in another. There is no other way of growing old well than to move towards this youthfulness of heart. Thirdly, age is in the Heart. We can be in our 20s and have the attitude of an old person. Similarly, we can be in our 70s and still have a childlike approach to life. Age is very much a mental perspective. To remain young at heart we need to retain an open mind and look for the good things in life. Don’t allow yourself to focus on the limitations of age. Instead, think about what you can do. Offer gratitude for small things that you perhaps didn’t have time to appreciate when young.

Every one of us has one thing in common: We’re all growing older day by day. The question is not, “Are we going to get older?” but it is, “How are we going to use our wisdom and experience to benefit our age?”