For many elderly people, including middle-aged people, the most impressive excuse is that we are too old to carry. Can this be used as a reason?
When I was studying in middle school, I read a sentence in Lv's Spring and Autumn Annals: "Running water does not rot, hinges do not decay, and they move", which means that running water does not stink, and the revolving door shaft does not decay. This sentence later refers to regular exercise, so that vitality can last and vitality can flourish.
When it comes to the body, a little older people like us think of internal organs, joint muscles, blood pressure and heartbeat, so they immediately think of exercise, walking, yoga and square dance. Of course, we also care about our brains. But when it comes to the brain, we also want to take medicine more through massage to avoid stroke and brain blockage, and rarely think that memory needs to exercise our heads. Generally speaking, we have two misunderstandings about the memory of the elderly. First, the elderly are lucky to eat and sleep. Now let go of those miscellaneous and nerve-racking things. It used to be said that young people are "full and have nothing to do", but now "less brain and more legs" is the realm that old people should cultivate; Secondly, the decline in the function of the elderly is the general trend. I can remember what happened before. What just happened was forgotten as soon as I turned my head. This is the law of nature, unstoppable. If you want to reverse the car, it's a gladiator blocking the car.
Just as I was preparing to accept the increasingly obvious forgetfulness and memory loss in my old age, I saw a TV variety show "Super Brain".
On the stage is Mr. Wu, 73, who suffered from cerebral infarction not long ago. After Mr. Wu had a cerebral infarction, the signs became more and more obvious. When he was awake, he was worried that he would drag down his children in the future and felt that his quality of life had dropped sharply. So he made up his mind to start a war with himself alone, commonly known as "challenging himself". He began with reciting Tang poems and gradually turned to reciting pi. Starting from 3. 14 159, he can now remember 5000 digits after the decimal point of pi, and he can randomly select any one of them and recite it.
This is not just a miracle that happened to an old man-especially an old man with cerebral infarction. Even if it is placed on ordinary young people, it will win applause.
Many viewers expressed their respect and affection for the elderly: "Thank you, Mr. Wu, you will not only be an example for the elderly at home, but also prove once again that as long as you persist and work hard, ordinary individuals can create their own miracles!" The host Morphy paid tribute to the old man: "He defended the dignity of the light of his own life, and coming to this stage may illuminate the lives of others."
This is the heaviest memory I have ever seen, bearing the life of an old man. He is afraid of forgetting the world, so he melts the bits and pieces of the world into numbers and relives them over and over again. Looking back, let's take a look at "running water does not rot, and relatives can't bite." What Mr. Wu is doing is "moving" his head and exercising it.
After watching the program, I also checked my memory. When I was young, I was once thought to have a good memory. I will also do my part. Gradually, I found it hard to remember. Once "unforgettable", I can't remember it many times now. The same number combination, my friend's mobile phone number, I have 100% rely on mobile phone storage. Fortunately, I can barely write down the four parts of the chorus, and sometimes I remember that it takes ten songs. Otherwise, I won't be far from Mr. Wu who has a cerebral infarction.
It is inevitable that memory will decline. Are you resigned to your fate? Teacher Wu began to "move". What about us?
Compared with Mr. Wu, I think people of our age often give up when complaining about their poor memory. Too much emphasis on the role of functional degradation is nothing more than to cover up the inertia of being prepared to eat and die.
In fact, the good memories of youth are not achieved overnight, but also a kind of "motivation" that is repeatedly strengthened.
I was only nineteen years old that year and settled in Yuhang County. A teacher from Commune Middle School brought a so-called "world problem" to the three educated youths. He said it would take three days to solve it, so he would be a smart man. The topic is like this: Twelve balls of the same size and shape, one of which has an abnormal weight, and I don't know whether it is heavy or light. Weigh the ball three times with a weightless scale to find out whether it is heavy or light.
In less than a day, we tried all kinds of weighing methods, ruled out the most error-prone method, found the right method, and proudly went to the teacher to show off. But when I got to him, I forgot the original solution and I couldn't recover. I had to give up, study again, solve problems again, and then remember every step repeatedly with paper and pencil. This was repeated several times. Because we repeated the steps and went to the teacher, every step was explained clearly and easily. Until now, we can easily remember the steps to solve the problem.
We have all experienced youth. We are qualified to say that it's not that memory is dominant when we are young, but that we are always indomitable when we are young. For a person's pride, I am willing to spend my strength repeatedly for one thing. When I was young, this indomitable and tossing power was called "vitality". Look at us now, we are still full of vigor and vitality, and it is ok to recall often. People who always complain about their poor memory, or those who are old, or those who are old before they are old, are just "demoralized."
You can't blame your age when you are old. It is nothing more than relying on old age to sell old age. You can put the blame on the old man and put on a righteous look. In the final analysis, in fact, a person who loses his vitality is to admit defeat to reality and then get used to this lifeless life as soon as possible. When habits become natural, normal and inviolable, showing off your bad memory is as natural and proud as showing off your good memory for young people.
Sad! We are scolding the East, scolding the West and calling others "brainless". The result is that we are "brainless" and indulge ourselves.
Not long ago, there was a bluff magic poker game on WeChat: first, nine playing cards appeared in a 3×3 arrangement. Don't use your hands, just pick one and keep it in mind. Next, pull down the screen, and there will be a beautiful photo of "Xifeng" with white eyes, which can be seen for five seconds. Then continue to pull down, and a miracle appears. There are eight cards left, and what is missing is the one you remember in your heart. Some people are curious. After several attempts, the cards in my heart have been changed in different colors and points, and the result is still the same. Whichever you choose, it will eventually be deleted.
Many people-90% are old people and 10% are young people-exclaimed. Because these young people and old people have one thing in common, they can't think, so they will only be surprised at first sight and won't understand the mystery.
In our opinion, this is a joke that is not difficult to crack: when you can pick any card, it means that all nine cards you see for the first time are possible. The only way to completely rule out this possibility is to replace all the nine cards you saw for the first time. In order to paralyze everyone, the second deck used a cover-up, replacing clubs with spades and diamonds with hearts without changing the number and color.
Not thinking is not the patent of the old, just as thinking is not the patent of the young.
The brain has a principle-the plasticity of nerves.
The human body does have a process of aging, but we can delay this process through memory training, which is a perfect display of neural plasticity. My parents are over 90 years old, and they can clearly tell you the names of the actors on TV just now. What role have you played in other TV series? What is the name of the role from now on; What is the basic plot of each episode of this series ... Cain likes reading newspapers, chatting and calculating every day, and occasionally catching up at 24 o'clock.
Compared with Mr. Wu's recitation of five thousand pi, reciting music and lyrics is just a piece of cake. Old people don't need to be discouraged or passively wait for aging. We can practice our super brain through hard work the day after tomorrow!
Everything starts with reciting music and lyrics.