"I dust less and read more": The letter of an 83-year-old woman to her friend

Lessons of happiness: People's happiness is hidden in some secrets. To discover them, one needs to have acquired the necessary "wisdom". As in the case of the letter of an 83-year-old woman, who gives us life lessons. In more detail:

Happiness lessons: How the 83-year-old's friend's letter begins

"My dear friend, I read more and dust less. I sit in the yard and admire the view without going crazy with the weeds that came out in the garden again. I spend more time with family and friends and less doing chores. Whenever possible we should see life as a set of experiences that we should enjoy, not endure. I am trying to identify these moments now and to appreciate them ".

Happiness lessons: What the 83-year-old's girlfriend's letter says next

"I do not 'keep' anything. I use the good, porcelain tableware for any small "special" occasion. I wear my good cardigan when I go shopping. I do not keep my expensive perfume for formal gatherings, but I wear it for bank cashiers and store clerks. The phrases "once upon a time" or "one of these days" lose their meaning for me. If it's worth seeing, hearing or doing something, I want to see it, hear it and do it now.

I do not know what people would do if they knew they would not be here tomorrow. I think they would call their relatives and friends. Maybe they were calling some friends to apologize for past quarrels. I like to think that they would go out to eat at their favorite restaurant. I guess I do not know ".

How does the 83-year-old's friend's letter end:

Her letter on happiness lessons states at the end: "It's all these little, half-finished things that would make me angry if I knew my hours were numbered. I would be angry, because I did not write the letters that I should have written. I would be angry because I did not say enough to my husband and parents how much I love them.

I try very hard not to procrastinate, keep or hold back anything that can bring laughter and glow into my life. And every morning, when I open my eyes, I tell myself that the day to come is unique. Every day, every minute, every breath is a true gift from God. Maybe our lives turned out very differently from what we wanted. But as long as we are here, we can dance! "

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