Source: Ikigai book

Ogimi, A rural town in Japan with a population of 3000, boasts highest life expectancy in world earning the nick name - The Village of Longevity.

An Ode to Longevity is a poem recited by a centenarian woman of ogimi on her 100th birthday.

An Ode To Longevity

To keep healthy and have a long life,    eat just a little of everything with relish,    Go to bed early, get up early, and then go out for a walk.    We live each day with serenity and we enjoy the journey.    To keep healthy and have a long life,     We get on well with all of our friends.    Spring, summer, fall, winter,     We happily enjoy all the seasons.    The secret is to not get distracted by how old the fingers are;    From the fingers to the head and back once again.     If you keep on moving with your fingers working, 100 years will come to you

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