The 101 -year -old explains the key to his life: refusing his age
Jack Weber is 101 years old. He lived his wife, buried all his friends his best friends, lived in world war, great depression, and epidemics. However, every morning, he wakes up with a feeling of goal and gratitude.
“My position is,” do not let the old man in it. “If you think the youth, you are more likely to act.”
Weber embodies this mentality through his lifestyle and relationships, and is believed to be the key to his longevity.
He does not let sadness stand on his way
Weber met his wife, my home, in college. She still remembers the moment she asked him to be her partner in the laboratory in the anatomy chapter.
“My mother did not raise a stupid child. So I jumped to this opportunity,” he said. “I moved from a laboratory partner to my love in college.”
Jack Weber and his wife, my home, meet in the college in Ohio.
With the permission of Jack Weber
They were married 57 years ago, they created five children, and they had 11 grandson.
When my Betty died in 2004 after the Battle of Decadelong with breast cancer, Weber did not think he would have been overcome for a long time.
“It is not easy,” he said. “You must be here, sitting next to me.”
Weber and his wife, Betty, in Charleston, South Carolina.
With the permission of Jack Weber
Weber also lost all his close friends. “I am the last man to stand,” he said.
But instead of retreating to sadness, Weber chose to continue the movement, literally and emotionally.
He said: “My children told me, Dad, you must return to life again. “So I followed their advice. I continued my life.”
Refuse the complaint
Weber moved with one of his daughters and said he was working hard so that he would not become a burden.
“I don’t complain. If I have something to bother me, you will not disturb others with my problem,” he said. “Do I have some pain and pain? I am sure, but I am not talking about it, and I do not let them run my life.”
He does not advance sugar aging. He admits to forget the names, walk more slowly, and feel the effects of time in his body.
Weber walks with cane.
Adam Miller / business from the inside
He also started using cane because he fell on his annihilation and broken bone.
“I am determined not to fall again,” I explained.
Weber rides his fixed bike.
Mark Adam Miller / business from the inside
But he does not let these things determine.
“I refuse to believe that I cannot do that or I cannot do it,” he said.
It is still practiced every day, extends, raises light weights, and rides a fixed bike for 20 minutes. He also drives his own car.
He says, “I don’t pay myself to do something that I don’t think I can do,” he says. “I think this is important because you are physically, you can harm yourself doing something like this.”
Outdoor remains excited
Since he was a child, his mother encouraged him to enjoy the divorced air, even when he had homework.
Weber enjoys sunlight.
Mark Adam Miller / business from the inside
He recalls, “I took my books and closed it and said:” You are doing your homework after the darkness, after the sun’s rays have disappeared. “Now you go out and play because this is the most healthy thing.”
This has become the slogan of his life.
If the sun is outside it and it is not cold, it will put a coat, sit on its annihilation, and take the warmth.
In the summer, he will trade a fixed bike of the pool.
In 101, Weber says he does not feel his days numbered.
Mark Adam Miller / business from the inside
He said, “I am in the shallow end, and the water comes on my chest,” he said. “This water is very resistant. I try to do 40 rolls.”
But his favorite external hobby is the golf game.
“I have become a very good friend with a golf professional in the cycle, and he always offers me to people,” Weber said. “Here is our legend. It is a legend in this golf field. ”This makes me walk home with my chest and feel like a million dollars. I feel that if I can be an inspiration for someone, this makes it worth it. “
This story is adapted from the Business Insider “Life Life” video series. Watch the full video below or On YouTube: