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Please make the Birthday wish come true.

WTHR is wishing a very happy birthday to John (Glen) Symons, who turned 100 years old today. His grandchildren tell us John served in World War II, China, Burma and India.

UPDATE: John was hoping for 100 shares and likes...instead, he got MILLIONS, thanks to YOU!

See photos shared from WTHR fans of their World War Two veterans: http://now.wthr.com/1GPx9QJ

Read an interview with John's family, who are thrilled and amazed that this photo literally went around the world: http://now.wthr.com/1DQvgDn

If its about the elderly, its surely about the wisdom. Now the new research suggests that getting older (elderly) might just be awesome....The true picture of healthy, productive aging is so much more interesting and complex than any of us can begin to imagine.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/19/health/enayati-aging-brain-innovation/index.html

The aging brain: Why getting older just might be awesome Google "the aging brain" and you will find a largely sobering landscape of cognitive deterioration. But that's not the whole picture.

“People grow old only by deserting their ideals, Macarthur had written. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope as old as your despair. In the central place of every heart there is a recording chamber. So long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer and courage, so long are you young. When your heart is covered with the snows of pessimism and the ice of cynicism, then, and then only, are you grown old. And then, indeed as the ballad says, you just fade away.”

On average, mature consumers now consider 'old age' to start at 72, not 65, according to research by RoperASW. The older they get, the older 'old' seems. Consumers younger than 50 say 'old age' starts at 68; those older than 50 say it starts a decade later at 78...

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/24/opinion/24safire2.html
Interesting article by William Safire - Never Retire

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Quartet: A Columnist's Farewell: 'Never Retire' Why am I bidding Op-Ed readers farewell today after more than 3,000 columns? Two bits of counsel might help explain the path I'm now taking.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health/Research-busts-myth-of-mid-life-blues/articleshow/13893237.cms

Research busts myth of mid-life blues - The Times of India People are happiest at retirement age and miserable in their geriatric years, says a new study that reveals how the happiness quotient changes over a lifetime.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2156312/Groundbreaking-Alzheimers-vaccine-cut-cases-half-step-finding-cure.html?ITO=1490

Groundbreaking Alzheimer's vaccine could cut cases by half and be first step towards finding cure The jab developed by scientists in Sweden helps create protective antibodies to defend against deposits that develop in the brain of sufferers. (Posed by model)

Insurance regulator IRDA wants insurance companies to stop their current discrimination against senior citizens. People up to 65 years of age would be able to buy a new cover and renew their insurance thereafter as long as they want, according to IRDA's new draft rule.

This is wholly welcome. Old age is when people need health insurance the most. Rightly, IRDA has sought to redress this by allowing insurers to price their products commensurate to costs.

Girls' day out after 60 years,
we salute your spirit....
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3475040.ece

The Hindu : NATIONAL / TAMIL NADU : Girls' day out after 60 years When 17 women from across the country gathered in a house on Warren Road in Mylapore on Wednesday, it seemed like a travel back in time. While reunions are not uncommon, this one was a tad different.

Nearly 10 crore senior citizens across India appealed to the Centre, pressing for speedy implementation of National Policy on Older Persons (NPOP) document

Anything can be interesting if it is well told. storytelling is more about how you tell something than what you are telling.

Every story teller does this before a show. you know what? Get excited! yes. you need to display excitement and passion even if it seems silly.