A Habit that makes you live longer.

anil wrote:Book reading reduce stress and tension so a person may be live longer.

Book Reading keeps your Brain active. Just like any other muscle, the Brain requires exercise to keep it stronger and healthy. Additionally, there are several other benefits of Book Reading, that boosts your longevity

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-benefits-reading-why-you-should-read-everyday.html

rambabu wrote:

anil wrote:Book reading reduce stress and tension so a person may be live longer.

Book Reading keeps your Brain active. Just like any other muscle, the Brain requires exercise to keep it stronger and healthy. Additionally, there are several other benefits of Book Reading, that boosts your longevity

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-benefits-reading-why-you-should-read-everyday.html

By reading books we can stop mind from wandering. 

Its good to know that book reading helps to live longer. The main idea to live longer is to keep the brain active a\and stronger and keep our mind stress free. So any activity like book reading should help to live longer. 

anil wrote:

rambabu wrote:

anil wrote:Book reading reduce stress and tension so a person may be live longer.

Book Reading keeps your Brain active. Just like any other muscle, the Brain requires exercise to keep it stronger and healthy. Additionally, there are several other benefits of Book Reading, that boosts your longevity

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-benefits-reading-why-you-should-read-everyday.html

By reading books we can stop mind from wandering. 

Yes. That's concentration. Concentration is the process of  paying full attention on what you are doing without distraction. This helps a lot in providing a good exercise to your Brain muscles.

There is no point in living long if you have poor health or if all your facilities are not working properly. However, I agree that as long as we are mentality alert through exchange of ideas and knowledge we also remain physically fit. In fact I know of a relative who is paralised waist down and is permanently on a wheelchair. He is a financial genius and after the mishap, has become a multi millionaire by investing after careful study of shares , bonds and real estate , and added to that he is a voracious reader. He hates people sympathising and is a very interesting company so much so that his house is always filled with people who want to speak to him ..

Anything that exercises the brain and keeps the grey cells active will help you live longer. It is not just reading, of course, reading is the major factor, but learning something new, such as a language or a new craft or creative activity, gardening etc. will help you live longer. It again depends on individual choice and preference.

Besides reading Books, there are other means capable of lengthening the life. I do regularly Puzzles and Word Building.

usha manohar wrote:

There is no point in living long if you have poor health or if all your facilities are not working properly. However, I agree that as long as we are mentality alert through exchange of ideas and knowledge we also remain physically fit. In fact I know of a relative who is paralised waist down and is permanently on a wheelchair. He is a financial genius and after the mishap, has become a multi millionaire by investing after careful study of shares , bonds and real estate , and added to that he is a voracious reader. He hates people sympathising and is a very interesting company so much so that his house is always filled with people who want to speak to him ..

Few are lucky like your relative. I also have one relative who is paralized waist down. He done work of digital albums for six years and he also invest in shares and he married both of his child. I am not lucky  like others, I don,t know why.

anil wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

There is no point in living long if you have poor health or if all your facilities are not working properly. However, I agree that as long as we are mentality alert through exchange of ideas and knowledge we also remain physically fit. In fact I know of a relative who is paralised waist down and is permanently on a wheelchair. He is a financial genius and after the mishap, has become a multi millionaire by investing after careful study of shares , bonds and real estate , and added to that he is a voracious reader. He hates people sympathising and is a very interesting company so much so that his house is always filled with people who want to speak to him ..

Few are lucky like your relative. I also have one relative who is paralized waist down. He done work of digital albums for six years and he also invest in shares and he married both of his child. I am not lucky  like others, I don,t know why.

 

Anil, Health is the only thing  that matters in any body's life. In this respect, I sincerely feel, you need not pity on yourself. You are lucky to be able to  do your own Business and participating actively here despite your bad physical health. You are really brave and there is no problem practically with you.  The examples quoted by Usha and you clearly says, one should not be deterred by problems. To strengthen your thinking, better read more books even in your Mother tongue, while you are free. This Habit of Book reading will make you forget your unnecessary thoughts.

anil wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

There is no point in living long if you have poor health or if all your facilities are not working properly. However, I agree that as long as we are mentality alert through exchange of ideas and knowledge we also remain physically fit. In fact I know of a relative who is paralised waist down and is permanently on a wheelchair. He is a financial genius and after the mishap, has become a multi millionaire by investing after careful study of shares , bonds and real estate , and added to that he is a voracious reader. He hates people sympathising and is a very interesting company so much so that his house is always filled with people who want to speak to him ..

Few are lucky like your relative. I also have one relative who is paralized waist down. He done work of digital albums for six years and he also invest in shares and he married both of his child. I am not lucky  like others, I don,t know why.

Anil, please don't underestimate yourself. You have done the best you can under the circumstances. In fact all of us have some failings of our own, if not health it is something else and we have to overcome that many a times all our lives..if people claim they are perfect, then they are lying!

Nobody is perfect. What anybody can do in the trying or adverse conditions, is should face and stand firm.. Self Pitying is more poisonous than a snakes venom.It destroys you. The best solution is to give our best even in the most difficult situations.

Reading from the Book has many benefits. By this, you are making your Brain work. Where as Reading from the gadgets  will not provide that much needed exercise required by your Brain. Similarly, learning a new language or solving a Puzzle will enable the brain  to work. Keeping  this in view, it's essential for the Parents to ensure their children read Books.

It is not true that reading from books simulates the brain more than if you read from gadgets. It is clasical case of resistance to change. 

What I said was my personal experience. Right now, the situation is not that bad . If that day comes when only electronic Books are available and not printed Books, I'll see.

Reading , writing or even letting your imagination wander ...In fact mentally trying to go back in your thoughts from where you are now to as far  back as you can is very good for the mind. At times you are able to find solutions to some minor irritable problems that has been bothering you during  such a process..

If something makes our life goes longer then why should we not try. I read books but occasionally and after this thread I am thinking of reading books everyday. 

Make Book reading a habit and see the changes in your health and Memory.

"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of the dog it is too dark to read"---Groucho Marx

Well, for sure reading can be a good company in the loneliness of old age. A window to see the outside world, Let thoughts come inside, Let your perception act and widen it's lens and learn new skills.........Book can serve so much. And all these do not let the energy stagnate and despise off within oneself. Reading a book maintains the flow of life energy within you and keeps you active and joyful to live a longer life.

While physical ailments are inevitable with growing age, reading books will definitely shield you off from mental illness - loneliness, depression, frustration eetc.