Ama-centenarians adume kakhulu emhlabeni wonke 100+

Ngokuvamile bakholelwa ukuthi iminyaka engu-70-80 iyinto evamile esikhathini sokuphila komuntu. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, kunezibonelo eziningi zomlando eziqinisekisa ukuthi umuntu angaphila ngokuphephile iminyaka engaphezu kwekhulu, ehlala engqondweni ephilile futhi esebenza ngokomzimba.

Kuzo zonke izingxenye zomhlaba kunezinkampani eziningana, kodwa ngaphezu kwazo zonke zikhona eJapane, amazwe aseNyakatho neYurophu aseYurophu, nase-USA. Izimfihlo zokuphila isikhathi eside azixazululwa kuze kube yilolu suku, kanti izimfihlo abanikazi bamarekhodi abazibandakanya ngazo ngezinye izikhathi zilula futhi ziyingcosana, futhi hhayi bonke abantu abaqede iminyaka eyikhulu ubudala, bahola indlela yokuphila enempilo, babe nesimo esiphakeme sezenhlalakahle futhi bahlala ekuchumeni.

Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi abantu abaningi abaye banqoba umkhawulo weminyaka yobudala baqhubeka bephila njengokungathi iminyaka yabo ayinandaba neze. Odokotela bathi iziguli zabo ezibhekakade ngezinye izikhathi ziningi kakhulu "ezihamba phambili" futhi zisebenza kakhudlwana kunabangane babo, omncinyane iminyaka engu-10-20, abakhononda ngempilo yabo futhi ezimweni eziningi bahlangabezana nezingane zabo.

Nansi ukukhethwa okuthakazelisayo kwabasindile endala, abaneminyaka yabo eqinisekisiwe ngokomthetho. Abanye babo sebefile kakade, abanye baqhubeka bephila, futhi, mhlawumbe, iminyaka abafinyelele ngayo ingadlula ngisho nokulindela okulindeleke kakhulu.

Emma Morano (owazalwa ngo-1899)

Lesi sibindi eside sase-Italy, manje esineminyaka engu-116 ubudala, singumnikazi werekhodi wokulinda isikhathi sokuphila phakathi kwabaphilayo. Emva kokufa komntwana oyedwa kanye nokuhlukanisa kumyeni wakhe, uhlala yedwa endlini yakhe. Phakathi kwezimfihlo zokuphila kwakhe isikhathi eside, ubiza ukudla kwakhe, lapho kukhona amaqanda nenyama nsuku zonke, kanye nombono onethemba lokuphila.

Imfihlo yami yokudla okunamaqanda aluhlaza, engiwudla nsuku zonke iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-100.

UJeanne Kalman (1875 - 1997)

Umuntu ohlala kunabo bonke emhlabeni, ozalwa ngezinsuku zakhe zokuzalwa nokufa uqinisekisiwe ngokusemthethweni, ushiye leli zwe eneminyaka engu-122, ngaphambi kokubamba isimo sesilonda eside eside. Eminyakeni engu-12 yokugcina yokuphila kwakhe, owesifazane ongumFulentshi uZhanna Kalman, wayesekhaya labahlengikazi lapho athola khona izintatheli ngosuku lwakhe lokuzalwa ngonyaka ka-1990, futhi ngo-1990 wadlala indima episodic efilimu yeVan Gogh, eyayinenhlanhla ukubona njengengane. Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi cishe ekupheleni kweminyaka yakhe uKalman wayebhema, ephuza iwayini futhi wadla inothilethi eminingi.

Nginombimbi owodwa futhi ngihlezi kuwo.

UJisrael Krishtal (owazalwa ngo-1903)

U-Israel Krishtal oneminyaka engu-122 manje uhlala kwa-Israyeli, enesimo esiqinisekisiwe somuntu endala emhlabeni. Umuntu owayekade eboshiwe u-Auschwitz, phakathi neminyaka yamaNazi, wayisindisa ngokuyisimangaliso ukuphila kwakhe, okwakusindiswa ngokukhethekile ngomsebenzi wakhe njengendlela yokuzijabulisa. Kuze kube manje, lo mdwebi, owapheka amaswidi ngaminyaka engaba ngu-100, ulandela ngokwakhe ukukhiqizwa kwamaswidi enkampanini yakhe.

Angazi imfihlo yokuphila isikhathi eside. Ngiyakholwa ukuthi konke kunqunyelwe kusenhla, futhi ngeke sithole ukuthi yiziphi izizathu. Kukhona abantu abahlakaniphile, abanamandla, baningi kunami, kodwa abasahlali.

USara Knauss (1880-1999)

Lesi sikhulu esingaphezulu, esedlula umugqa oneminyaka engu-119 ubudala, ngumdala kunazo zonke owake waphila abesifazane base-US. Kuze kube neminyaka eyi-115 ubudala wayengumuntu ozimele futhi cishe akazange akhononde ngempilo yakhe. Kuthathwa ifa elide likaSara nendodakazi yakhe, owagubha iminyaka eyikhulu futhi waphila ngemva kwalokho unyaka. Abesifazane bomdabu babegubha umlingisi wakhe ozolile futhi ohloniphekile, ozalwa kuwo wonke ukuphila.

Ngasinda empini ye-7 yaseMelika, ukuCindezeleka okukhulu nokufa komyeni wami emva kweminyaka engu-64 yomshado.

Yone Minagawa (1893 - 2007)

Isibonelo esithakazelisayo somhlali waseJapane, ogcine ukugubha usuku lwakhe lokuzalwa eneminyaka engu-114. Ngokwebufakazi bezihlobo, lo wesifazane wahlala enamandla impilo yakhe yonke, wayecabanga ngengqondo, ethandwa ukuba abe emphakathini ngisho nokudansa (nakuba esezihlalo zabakhubazekile). Imfihlo yokuphila kwakhe isikhathi eside, u-Ene, owasinda izingane zakhe ezine, wayebheke "ukulala okuhle" nokuthi "ukudla okuhle".

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