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Meet Emma Morano, the longest living person in the world. What are the secrets behind her longevity? Read to know more about her interesting life.
Emma Morano is 116 years old and proudly holds the title of the “world’s oldest person.” She’s also the last living person born in the 1800s. Unbelievable! She has touched three centuries.
Despite she being so old, she’s still in pretty good health and lives in Verbania, Italy. This super centenarian was born in the Piedmont region of northern Italy on November 29 1899.
Emma credits her long life to eating two eggs a day and early bed time but the last thing was what got me thinking. Can you guess what it is ? Well, if you’ve guessed that it is her being single, then you are a genius. She feels that leaving an unhappy marriage has helped her live so long. She separated from her husband in 1938 and never remarried.
I wonder if she would have lived so long to see this day, if she had remarried! She says that she didn’t want to be dominated by anyone. She appears to be contented, cheerful and has a positive outlook towards life.
Another factor that may have contributed to her longevity is her genes, as one of her sisters lived till the age of 102 and the other sister nearly touched 100. This cheerful old-timer naps during the day. In an interview, she had mentioned that she began to work after school. “I used to sing and had a beautiful voice”, she said.
By living a simple life, Emma has proved, that there are serious health perks to the simple life both – physical and mental. The Italian dame is a tough rookie for sure. Being single did not stop her from living life to the fullest. Being in a wrong relationship surely causes stress which is detrimental to one’s health. Her life sends out a loud message to those women who are in the wrong side of a relationship. Break free and be healthy.
Emma lives in her own one bedroom home, that she never leaves. She’s immensely proud of her accomplishment. Hats off to her for living life on her own terms and not buckling under the pressure of society. Doctors say her longevity is a ‘phenomenon’.
Emma Morano’s image credit Wikipedia
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Neena was the sole caregiver of Amma and though one would think that Amma was dependent on her, Neena felt otherwise.
Neena inhaled the aroma that emanated from the pan and took a deep breath. The aroma of cumin interspersed with butter transported her back to the modest kitchen in her native village. She could picture her father standing in the kitchen wearing his white crisp kurta as he made delectable concoctions for his only daughter.
Neena grew up in a home where both her parents worked together in tandem to keep the house up and running. She had a blissful childhood in her modest two-room house. The house was small but every nook and cranny gave her memories of a lifetime. Neena’s young heart imagined that her life would follow the same cheerful course. But how wrong she was!
When she was sixteen, the catastrophic clutches of destiny snatched away her parents. They passed away in a road accident and Neena was devastated. Relatives thronged her now gloomy house and soon it was decided that she should be married off.
Being a writer, Nivedita Louis recognises the struggles of a first-time woman writer and helps many articulate their voice with development, content edits as a publisher.
“I usually write during night”, says author Nivedita Louis during our conversation. Chuckling she continues,” It’s easier then to focus solely on writing. Nivedita Louis is a writer, with varied interests and one of the founders of Her Stories, a feminist publishing house, based in Chennai.
In a candid conversation she shared her journey from small-town Tamil Nadu to becoming a history buff, an award-winning author and now a publisher.
Nivedita was born and raised in a small town in Tamil Nadu. It was for schooling that she first arrived in Chennai. Then known as Madras, she recalls being awed by the city. Her love-story with the city, its people and thus began which continues till date. She credits her perseverance and passion to make a difference to her days as a vocational student among the elite sections of Madras.
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