Natural Living and 100 Years Young
I recently visited Vilcabamba, a small town in Ecuador which is famous for the natural health of its old people . Old as in 100 years old.
They tell a story of the time an American journalist came to interview one of them on his one hundredth birthday seeking to find the secret for living a natural healthy life.
The interview went as expected. The questions seemed to look for a magic formula, while the answers related to a drink every afternoon and tobacco on a regular basis.
Eventually the birthday boy realized his guest was getting frustrated with the answers so he began to give him what he wanted. Early to rise, early to bed. Healthy food, with a suggestion of a special fruit nearby as well as spring water from the local well.
The problem was that the interview kept being interrupted by loud noises coming from the floor above until the journalist couldn’t take it any more and demanded to know what was going on.
The hundred year old said “Ignore it - it’s just my father who wants another drink”.
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