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Transition to Wisdom is Necessary in Journey of Life
Backdrop: It is often said that life is a journey and not a destination. Purpose of life is not to seek either pleasure or happiness or anything else but experience all. Life has its own ups and downs, pleasures and sorrows, good and ugly and we must go through all of these. For a meaningful…
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Seven Attitudes of Happy Elderly
Background: Three attributes make the total personality of an individual: Knowledge, Skills, and Attitude. “Knowledge” is the starting point and denotes what we learn from various sources about life, its facets and all subjects surrounding us. “Skill” is the next important aspect that converts theoretical knowledge into practical utilities. Knowledge and skill are complementary to…
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Seven Effective Habits for Third Age (3rd Age) Elderly
Overview: Third age (3rd age) has often been defined as the golden period of adulthood. This is classified as the active and productive age of elderly say, from 60 to 75 years when the body and mind are still active and agile. This is the period when an individual having retired from active professional life…
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Old Age Homes Should be a Preferred Option for Aging
Backdrop: Whenever there is any discussion in our society on preferred aging place, unfortunately, old age homes are given last priority. Sadly, there is a social stigma attached to the same. While there is no doubt that Indian society continues to be closely knit compared to many other countries in the world, there are, sometimes,…
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Matured Transaction is Essential for Happy Life
Backdrop: Human behavior is often considered unpredictable. Why people behave the way they do has been a subject of research in human psychology for long and given rise to several theories. One such theory has been “The Transactional Analysis” by Eric Berne in 1950s where human behavior has been represented through the types of transaction…
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Elders Need to Change with Time
Backdrop: There has been dramatic transformation in all facets of life during last couple of decades. Changes have been all pervading including lifestyles, structure of families, modes of communication, means of living, financial transaction modes and many others. What was relevant about two decades ago is not applicable anymore in today’s world. And therefore, it…