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>Why did Jean Calment live so many more years than other centenarians, breaking all records and setting a life expectancy record which decades later has not jus
by hyperpallium 8y ago
>Why did Jean Calment live so many more years than other centenarians, breaking all records and setting a life expectancy record which decades later has not just not been broken, but not even approached?
> she requested to be woken at 6:45 am and started the day with a long prayer at her window thanking God for being alive and for the beautiful day which was starting, sometimes loudly asking the reason for her longevity and why she was the only one alive in her family. Seated on her armchair she did gymnastics wearing her stereo headset. Her exercises included flexing and extending the hands ("a distinguished woman must have beautiful hands"),
then the legs, https://ewikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment#Daily_routine_at_ages_111%E2%80%93114 https://ewikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment#Daily_routine_at_...
I don't believe in god, but I believe in prayer: meditation/mindfulness + appreciation + possibilities + supernatural aid (as in the Hero's journey).
But perhaps not a blessing to outlive one's grandchildren.
- jmcqk6 8y agoI'm sure you probably realize this, but it's hard to believe that she would be the only one to have this type of routine. It seems fairly common...