Sep 27 2008
113-Year-Old Man Celebrates Every Day
113-Year-Old Man Celebrates Every Day
Tomoji Tanabe lives in the Land of the Rising Sun, in the town of Miyakonojo, on the Island of Kyushu. He is the World’s Oldest Man and he was born on September 18, 1895. 1895!
You may ask yourself what a 113-year-old man has left to celebrate; but if you think about it, he probably celebrates every morning he is able to rise once again to greet another wonderful day. This man, who receives a cash gift each year from his home town for being its oldest resident, still reads the newspaper every morning, can walk without assistance, avoids alcohol and smoking…and drinks milk. Now there’s an advertisement endorsement for you–Got Milk?
He said during his birthday celebration that he would like to live another five years. Have YOU ever thought about whether you would even WANT to live so long? I don’t believe I would, but I will have to see how I feel in—another FIFTY YEARS!
Mr. Tanabe lives with his son and daughter-in-law. Let’s see, the son would be HOW old? Hummm. He could be 95 or so.
Even though Mr. Tanabe is the World’s Oldest Man, he is not the oldest Human Being. That honor remains with a woman named Edna Parker, born in 1893, who resided in a nursing home in Indiana, USA.
I guess the single largest GROWING demographic in the future will be people over 85. There will be quite a few turning 100 as well. There are SO MANY ISSUES that the developed world faces in dealing with it’s aging population, we could not even begin to discuss them all right here. Suffice it to say…medical and financial security will top the list. Perhaps housing after that. We should all be aware that many of these issues are on the table during this Presidential Election Campaign in the United States. Keep informed. Be involved. It’s Your Future.
