People who inspire me …
Takanashi always walks three kilometres a day, and he sometimes rides a motobike. he often works in his garden, and he usually does martial arts in the morning. He is never stressed, and he is hardly ever ill.
Not unusual you think? But Takanashi is 99 years old.
Takanashi lives on the island of Okinawa in Japan. In okinava people live a very long time. They are hardly ever ill. Many people live to be 100 – more people then in other parts of the world. Why? What is their secret?
The Okinawans eat vegetables, fruit, fish, soya and rice. They usually have seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day. People don’t usually drink much alcohol or smoke. They don’t eat much meat or fast food.
Phisical activity is very important for the people of Okinawa. Martial arts, walking, traditional dancing, and gardening are very popular with people of all ages.
In many countries people have healthy diets and do exercise. But the unusual thing about the people in Okianawa is that they are not stressed. They are relaxed and take their time. Buses are hardly ever on time, and people often arrive an hour late for meetings. Every evening hundreds of people, young and old, go to the beach to wach the beautiful sunset. People often meditate to relax.
Another important thing is that people often work until they are 80 – sometimes until 90! In the Okinawan dialect there is no word for ‘retired’. They are busy and active all their lives. Old people don’t stay at home – they go out and meet friends.
When journalists ask people “What is the secret of your long life?”, they answer “We are happy, we are always positive, and we are never in a hurry.”
Статья об интересных людях на английском языке не случайно. Я увидела этот рассказ о Таканаши в своей тетради-учебнике по английскому языку. Вы помните, я уже делилась с вами тем, что хожу на курсы английского языка? Уверена, что и у вас этой осенью появились свои, интересные увлечения.
Здесь для вас ролик из Китая. Так начинают утро многие люди разного возраста в Далянь.
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Дима
Здорово! Только у автора Таканаши всего 90 лет!
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Марина Ракитянская
) наверное эта статья была написана очень давно- подумала я и прибавила несколько лет.))
Николай
Очень интересная статья. Надо будет принять на вооружение.
Марина Ракитянская
Николай, вот и я приняла на вооружение и отправилась на острова в индийский океан. правда, здесь очень открытые и светлые люди.
Марина Ракитянская
People still live a mixed life and try out the good and evil of the world.