Friday, April 14, 2006
Immortality & Aging
look at the title i'm gonna blog today, chim or not? interesting or boring?
no choice lar... men reaching 30's are mostly in mid-life crisis now, think a lot, talk a lot but action, none (although some does but rarely lar).
tdy gd friday, sick & heavy rain whole day, rest n sleep like a dead log at home n do nothing, tt's why got time read newspaper n rubbish lor
Immortality normally link with - an important but damn sensitive issue, RELIGION. different religion see immortality differently, right? nope?
look at every sect in Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism. the hebrew patriarchs and their like-minded descendants believe that life/existence was originally a gift of GOD, that e gift is permanent & irrevocable, hence humans will never really die in the sense of non-existence.
Buddishm's concept of immortality is as part of a cycle involving death & rebirth, kinda reincarnation.
lately i remember 2 movies i've watch that talk about immortality (photo attached)
- The Myth (by Jacky Chan & Hee-seon Kim)
- My Date with a Vampire (I-III)
if u can live eternally but yr love one leave you, what will u do? keep waiting? eternal love? and somehow i find the movie "my date with a vampire" is very absurb & pure fantasy but it teach us some meaningful lessons too...
if u can live forever/eternally, r u able to watch yr love one (sick, old & die) one by one? because u can't die, u live forever...
u dare to dream? because every dreams u've dream, will come true over time
do u know yr objective of the existence in this world? u live forever, then what r u gonna do beside yr routine cycle?
i'm a science student.. and i'm not into any particular religions. dun forget i'm born in a multi-racial country where islam, buddhism, christianity & hinduism is a norm here. i even got time to go thru quran, bible (new testament), taoism n buddhism's various references.
all these teaching only got 1 objective - is to lead their followers into a right path.
to me, our existence in this planet (or shall i say universe) is plain simple, is to reproduce. we human is no diff from other animals or even insects, is to keep reproducing, and our desire to live and to continue to breed is so strong. travel around e world (especially in those 3rd world countries) and u'll know exactly what i'm trying to say.
so all the guys out there - dun blame yrself if u think that u're a 'horny bastard', not yr fault, really not yr fault.
since we can't live eternally/forever and everyone of us scare of old age, what we can do? my suggestion is to age gracefully lor
healty aging - can u believe it?
haiz.. i still can't accept that i already exist in this world for 30 years, and achieve nothing, but think of what i've just blog, what i wanna achieve? money? status? so important now? my boss say it is important but keep it low profile, dun be an arrogant chap, help ppls, do some good deeds... aiyaa, i also dunno what i want lar, enjoy life?
k.. guess i shall follow the rules i lay down here myself in ageing gracefully lor
DIET - healty eating. fresh food n lots of fruit n vegetables, cut down on animal protein (except fish). avoid fast food & processed food (err.. u think i so free go home n cook daily meh?)
EXERCISE - increase physical activities (but dun overdo it). u know lar, old man over exercise may damage joints, muscles, bones, etc... go for rigorous walking (hello, i'm doin' that. the coming big walk 10KM, will be my 3rd time in my life, big deal right) n strength training weekly.
badminton - consider what type of exercise?
SLEEP & REST - this is what i need/lack, time for me to have a proper schedule lor. must improve our quality of sleep n rest cos impt to let our body n mind rest, gd also to have a powerful afternoon nap (working hours, sleep inside the toilet cubicle meh?)
BREATHING - practise gd breathing, interesting exercise.
place e tip of yr tongue against the back of yr front teeth, slide it just above e teeth until it rests on the soft tissue between e teeth n e roof of e mouth.
exhale completely thru yr mouth, making an audible whoosh sound. close yr mouth n inhale quietly thru yr nose for a count of 4
hold yr breath for a count of 7
exhale audibly thru yr mouth for a count of 8
repeat 4 cycles, then breathe normally
do it twice a day
STRESS - learn methods to protect yr body from stress, can we? complete stress elimination is not an option in this day n age, so learn to respond in an appropriate way.
example like thru breathing exercise, yoga, floating in water or simply stroking yr beloved cat or dog, etc...
watching vcd & laze around my bed - dunno consider destress or not lei?
sMurFy at ... [ 9:44 PM ]
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