GOLDEN RULES FOR

AGING GRACEFULLY

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Rule No. 1

• LIVE IN YOUR OWN PLACE TO ENJOY INDEPENDENCE AND PRIVACY

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Rule No. 2

•HOLD ON TO YOUR BANK DEPOSITS AND ASSETS WITH YOURSELF AND / OR YOUR SPOUSE

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Rule No. 3

•DON’T DEPEND ON YOUR CHILDREN’S PROMISE TO CARE FOR YOU WHEN YOU GROW OLD. THEIR PRIORITIES CHANGE WITH TIME

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Rule No. 4

• EXPAND YOUR CIRCLE OF FRIENDS TO INCLUDE THOSE WHO WILL OUTLIVE YOU

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Rule No. 5

•DO NOT COMPARE; EXPECT NOTHING FROM OTHERS

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Rule No. 6

•DO NOT MEDDLE IN THE LIFE OF YOUR CHILDREN.

• LET THEM LIVE THEIR LIFE NOT YOURS

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Rule No. 7

•DO NOT USE OLD AGE AS A SHEILD AND JUSTIFICATION TO DEMAND CARE, RESPECT AND ATTENTION.

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Rule No. 8

• LISTEN TO WHAT OTHERS SAY BUT THINK AND ACT INDEPENDENTLY

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Rule No. 9

•PRAY – BUT DO NOT BEG, “EVEN FROM GOD”.

SEEK HIS GRACE

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Rule No. 10

•AND FINALLY -

“DO NOT RETIRE FROM LIFE”

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