To live long is not easy that too in a healthy body and
mind. Only few are blessed.
How you perceive life that determines your forward years.
History reveals that those who give credence to health and
emotional life have lived long. First of all, you must have vigour to
live and when that fire douses, you become like a deadwood even if you
stay in the body !
The life of centenarians offers so much wisdom.
Since, my childhood days, I closely watched the lives of aged
people, especially those who live longer like my grandmother who lived above 80
years.
When you see an aged man or woman, the exuberance of
joy on his/her face reflects the secrets of living.
When I first looked at her face, it injected youthful
energy into my veins. Zohra Sehgal, the dancer-turned-actress of yester
years offers so much wisdom in her off-screen life too. She says that Life
has been tough but I have been tougher. I beat life at its own game.
Many of us can never forget the famous song
of Sharukh Khan's movie Dil Se. Zohra's dancing nuances in the
song Jiya Jale... are above board and you must bow your head for
her doing flawless dancing movements even in that ripe age. The
focal point in the song is her eye-balls movement to the tune
which is so professional, chiseled to perfection.
She started her dancing career with Uday Shankar in 1935 and
thereafter entered into celluloid world and later on television. She is
often called the grand old lady of Indian Cinema and Ladli of entertainment
with 7 decades of acting career. Recognizing her contribution to
the Indian Cinema, she was honoured with Padma Vibhushan in 2010.
She wrote her own memoir Close-up Memoirs of a Life
on Stage & Screen in 2010 which is an interesting read. Further,
her daughter Kiran Segal also wrote a book on her mother "Zohra Seagal:
Fatty in October, 2012. These two books offer much of her personal life
to the world and how she weathered all difficulties in life.
Her sense of humour could be better emanated from the
fact that when asked what keeps her ticking, she replied , ' humour
and sex ! Revealing her health secret, she says that Sex is very
important for life to get going, I still want it !' Till her
last moment, she was a fountain of energy.
When I see centenarians like Zohra Sehgal, my mind
slides into reflective mood of what magic made them to live such a
long period. One lesson I learned from their lives is their
child-like enthusiasm and Zohra's persona overflows with this trait
and it is main secret behind her living 102 fruitful years.
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