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Success Mantras of Life to Remain Happy
Backdrop: Every individual’s aim in life is to remain happy and lead a contented life by being successful. The word success means different things at diverse phases of life: accomplishment in academics is considered success in student life. To achieve what one wants to in professional life and long-term career signifies success in working life.…
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Writing Will is Necessary
Backdrop: For an individual, it is very much essential to undertake an “estate planning”. The word estate here means every asset the individual owns: both fixed as well as current, including house property, vehicles, all types of bank accounts, investments, LIC policies, among others. Estate planning implies legal planning with precision of inheritance of these…
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It is Important for Elders to Develop Ikigai
Backdrop: Ikigai is a Japanese word that means “purpose of life.” This further amplifies if we have a purpose and take actions following the purpose / rationale, life becomes contended and accomplished. And that might enable us to live longer. Ikigai concept has remained popular in Japanese culture for a long time. Formal research in…
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There is a Need to Create Large Number of Geriatric Counselors
Backdrop: We are all aware that India needs a large number of trained and skilled caregivers to provide comfort and basic support to the ailing elderly whose number can be as high as around 27 million by any conservative estimate. In addition to caregivers, we also need many trained “geriatric counselors”. These are educated and…
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Balanced Diet is Necessary to Have a Healthy Life
Backdrop: For elderly people, it is extremely crucial to have a healthy as well as balanced diet. Various organs of the body are over-used and some of these start degenerating as age progresses. Hence, a balanced diet, to some extent, helps in preventing or slowing down process of erosion and maintaining a healthy life. At…