00:01Look at the camera, hold this, and go.
00:04OK.
00:06Life lessons from a centenarian.
00:08Hair and makeup.
00:10You look good, Mom.
00:11How many times have you been challenged
00:13with a lady who's almost 101?
00:16I'm 102, we discovered to our surprise.
00:20How does it feel to be 102?
00:25I feel like a million dollars.
00:28I don't feel 107.
00:30I feel more in my 80s and 90s.
00:33I'm not sure what it is that helps me to keep going.
00:38A corny thing called positive thinking.
00:42I never gave up.
00:43If I had something that I wanted to do, I was persistent.
00:47I have no idea what made me live so long,
00:49except I've never drunk coffee.
00:51People say, what is your secret?
00:54Like it's some big secret.
00:56You've learned so much.
00:57You've known so much.
00:59And you want to share it.
01:01I feel like a movie star here.
01:03My childhood was during the Great Depression.
01:11Nothing came easy to me.
01:13I was a dancer employed by the United States government to dance for the soldiers.
01:21I mean, it was big.
01:23My original goal was to be an English teacher, and that wasn't quite my dish.
01:31I grew up in a church.
01:33I taught vacation Bible school when I was a teenager.
01:37In my day, you stayed home, you had your children, and you stood by your husband.
01:43And we've been in a revolution ever since.
01:47World War II made a tremendous difference in that women finally were recognized as having
01:55formal capabilities.
01:57I enlisted in the Navy on Pearl Harbor Day.
02:03The people of the United States will not stand idly by.
02:07Being of the Jewish faith, we knew what Hitler was doing to the Jewish people in Germany.
02:13I was worried he could conquer the United States as well.
02:17June 6th, 1944.
02:21Hitler was working, so we felt it.
02:25And I lost several relatives.
02:29And that was terrible.
02:31If it was up to me, I would have continued my career in the Navy.
02:37But my wife, Betty, and I didn't blame her, she said,
02:41no, I want you to leave a normal life.
02:45And that started my career as a dentist.
02:49I truly always enjoyed what I did.
02:53I was a certified director of patient accounts at a major hospital.
03:00I worked at a real estate loan and insurance office.
03:04Did you enjoy your job?
03:06Yes, because that's where I met my husband.
03:10He came in one day and wanted to know if I'd like to go play miniature golf with him.
03:15And what did you say?
03:16And I did.
03:23Do you have marriage advice?
03:26A marriage what?
03:28Advice.
03:29Oh, let me see.
03:31Because it's important.
03:33It's so important to feel love.
03:37Love is a strong feeling.
03:42I won't say it makes the world go round, but it's very helpful.
03:47Love has more meaning than the sexual portion of love.
03:50I met my husband and I knew that I would marry him.
03:55He just was verbal.
03:57And, of course, I'm verbal.
04:01So it was a good match.
04:03A like-mindedness is the foundation of a solid marriage.
04:09You agree and you're on the same page and you want to live your life together.
04:16And that is love.
04:18The most challenging thing about being 100 is that sometimes time hangs heavy on your hands.
04:30I don't have any of my good friends that are still alive.
04:39They're all gone.
04:43My wife passed away just 20 years ago this year.
04:49Much too early.
04:51She should be here with me sitting right here right now.
04:54I was passionate about my doubt.
04:56I wanted her to doubt with me.
04:59I miss my husband.
05:01I was married to him for 82 wonderful years.
05:05No, I'm sorry.
05:0785.
05:10And I lost two sons.
05:12I just lost one a few weeks ago.
05:15My oldest son.
05:17He was 82 when he died.
05:20I'm just shocked that I would still be here and they're gone.
05:29At my age, I think every step you take is challenging.
05:35I feel that I'm on borrowed time.
05:41My husband, Paul, was a remarkable, sensitive person.
05:48We were married 67 years when he passed away.
05:53And the truth is, I miss him every day.
05:57I had a special life because I had an incredible husband.
06:03It's very tough at this stage of the game to be alone, be vulnerable, and be dependent.
06:16I'm the last man standing.
06:19It is not easy at all.
06:24If I sat around and grieved all day long, that would be very difficult to take.
06:29I know that life goes on.
06:31And that's the only answer I can give you.
06:34Life goes on.
06:37So, get on and do the things that you love to do.
06:41What has changed the most in a hundred years?
06:48A great deal has changed.
06:50I would say the internet.
06:53Is it true that you're on YouTube?
06:55My whole generation.
06:58We don't know how to handle it.
07:01I see all these young people walking down the street holding phones.
07:06We're scared of it.
07:08Everybody's got one but me.
07:10And we don't like it.
07:12I don't use a phone here because I just don't.
07:16It's just like going in a dark room and trying to find something.
07:22Wow.
07:24Amazing how much garbage gets on your computer.
07:27It used to be that if you wanted to know the answer to something,
07:31you'd have to go to the library and do a great deal of research to find out about something.
07:37Today, with a snap of your fingers, the internet has that answer for you.
07:43Done.
07:46I'm at the computer a great deal.
07:51Oh, I think technology, if used properly, has definitely made a huge difference.
07:59The ability to reach out to one another, getting emails, sending emails.
08:06So, yes, technology has changed and improved and given us better chances in life.
08:15The important thing is for us to utilize these inventions properly and carefully, not to use them in a bad way.
08:28What has helped you live to a hundred?
08:41I've never smoked.
08:42I've never drank to excess.
08:44I love the outdoors.
08:45I suggest one hour a day of strenuous exercise.
08:53Guard your health.
08:54It's a precious gift.
08:56A lot of stretching.
08:58A lot of kicking.
08:59To walk, walk, walk.
09:02A real workout.
09:05That will keep you going.
09:07And that will keep you alive.
09:10We have a bike here.
09:13I go on and I try to stay on that bike for 15 to 20 minutes and to keep my legs in healthy form.
09:23I can feel it in my body.
09:26The muscles are not what they were.
09:28You can wait, Grandma.
09:29You can wait until they finish the day.
09:32Start at an early age and eat properly.
09:37Watch your diet.
09:39Don't get overweight.
09:41There was a period of time when I put weight on and I regret that very much.
09:47I don't eat meat to excess, but I do have chicken, which I like very much.
09:53I stay away from bacon and things like that as much as possible.
09:59A lot of protein.
10:01Steak every night if you can.
10:08My attitude is, don't let the old man in.
10:13I refuse to think old.
10:16If you think young, more than likely you're going to act young.
10:22There's always something on my plate that I look forward to doing.
10:26And I think that's important for people.
10:30To look forward to what you can do today.
10:34That makes a difference.
10:39I like games.
10:41It keeps my mind active.
10:45I play.
10:46And I do pretty well.
10:48Oh, for the triple word.
10:52Two more.
10:53You gotta keep seven.
10:54Three.
10:55Oh, audio.
10:56Oh, I have many, many friends who help me enjoy life from all different generations.
11:03The 60s, the 70s, the 80s, the 90s.
11:09And that's what makes life so interesting.
11:13Because you're feeling the responses of different generations to problems.
11:19Do you have any money advice for young generations?
11:26Yes.
11:27Buy land.
11:28Is that what you did?
11:30No.
11:31I'm terribly bad about money.
11:34I'm just ignorant and helpless.
11:37Make an investment.
11:39Even if you want to start small.
11:41Patience to achieve what in the long run is the best for you.
11:48The stock market goes up and down.
11:50But in the long run, the stock market always goes up.
11:54If you watch the pennies, then when you need the dollars for a down payment on that house,
12:02you've got them.
12:03Don't go to the bank and put it in a savings account that gives you 2% interest.
12:09Put it in a good solid stock.
12:12And a mutual fund is probably your best bet.
12:16So what's the secret for a long, happy life?
12:20Oh, I think just love of life.
12:24It's a devotion to my family, to the ones I love.
12:31What matters most to me today is the welfare of my family members.
12:38How are they doing?
12:40Yes.
12:41Busy.
12:42Busy lives.
12:43If I have a purpose, it's to help my family.
12:52If you don't complain, you don't make life difficult for whoever is around you,
12:58you'll get along in life.
13:00You want to be attached to the things that are positive and good in life.
13:05You have to ignore the negative.
13:10Just forget it.
13:11The thing that I've really learned, not to be so self-centered.
13:16You can't get anywhere in life until you start doing things for other people.
13:21Giving is a real joy.
13:24Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
13:34I think if you're nice to people, that it comes back to you.
13:40And I believe so many things that I pray for, I get answers.
13:51That's why I have longevity.
13:53Call elderly people.
13:58Come and see them.
14:00I think that that's such a wonderful thing for people to do.
14:06Not to forget people that are older.
14:09As far as I'm concerned, I let my feelings be heard in the form of a book.
14:23The kids had been after me for many years to write my memoir.
14:33And so that makes me feel good that the lessons in life are in that book.
14:38As I sit here with you today, I don't feel like my days are numbered.
14:47I feel that I have good years in front of me yet.
14:52Can I scratch my nose?
14:55Yes.
14:56I didn't know if I was on camera that.
14:59I can just barely hear you.
15:01Why don't you stand over there?
15:03You want me to speak now?
15:05Eyes on the camera.
15:07Follow me.
15:08Bye.
15:09Bye.
15:10Bye.
15:11Bye.
15:16Bye.
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