These are called "old age" when you are 70 years old, and "old age" when you are 80 or 90 years old.
These designations are often seen when reading literature or listening to older people.
And the folk about the age of the problem, there are a lot of sayings, some sayings expressed the meaning of today's society, still has a certain significance, such as "sixty live years, seventy live months, eighty live days" this proverb, from the literal meaning of the word is very good to analyze, but some friends will ask, in the end, why do we have to But some friends may ask, "Why do you say it like this? What is the significance of this saying? This content, the author will talk about this proverb in detail, we will have the answer after reading.
"Sixty live years, seventy live months, eighty live days"
This proverb literally explains that at the age of sixty, people's lives are counted according to the year, that is to say, after the age of 60, live a year over a year.
When one reaches the age of seventy, life is counted by months, and when one reaches the age of seventy, one may be well this month and perhaps pass away next month.
And when one reaches the age of eighty, life needs to be counted according to each day; one may be alive today, and perhaps dead tomorrow.
Colloquial sayings are generally handed down from ancient times to the present day, and the meanings expressed in many of them are summarized according to the circumstances of the time.
In the old days, people's living standards as well as medical care could not be compared with the present. According to the author's understanding, in the 1950s and 1960s, the average age of our country was about 56-61 years old, in the 1970s and 1980s, the average age grew to about 68-69 years old, and around 2008, the figure increased to about 73 years old.
It can be seen that in the old days, a person's age of 60 was already considered high, 70 was basically rare, and 80 or more was a rarity.
And the saying, "Sixty years, seventy months, eighty days," is basically in line with the previous situation.
Nowadays, the meaning of this proverb has been very different, after a person reaches the age of 60, a lot of friends have just retired, the good life is just beginning, and after 70 years old, colorful daily life, also does not conform to the "living month", after 80 years old, there are still a lot of elderly people are very strong, but also do not The first time I've seen this, I've seen a lot of people who have been living by the day.
With the different times, some people say that now is "thirty less fifty green seventy in eighty old ninety high hundred years is not strange", 70 years old is considered middle-aged, 80 years old is considered old, 90 years old is considered old, 100 years old is not unusual, the improvement of the quality of life, coupled with the advanced level of medical care, from a certain point of view, there is indeed a certain truth. There is some truth to this.
The author's existence, there are a lot of senior citizens, say our village life over 60 years old.
At present, the family farming basically more than 60 years of age, if it is the idle period, men over 60 years of age, will go to the county around the county to play some odd jobs, or follow the construction team in the village to build houses, and over 60 years of age of the women, the village, some people contracted to grow cash crops, they will be hired to do work, a day of 50 yuan, or the bazaar of the restaurant to help in the back of the kitchen.
After the age of 70, the old man, farming is still the first, because after 70 years of age, the physical condition is no longer allowed to do heavy work, but also in the village to find some of the things that can be done, but most of them are mainly planting the land.
There is also a part of the family that will raise a few goats, which will also keep them busy.
After 80 years of age, the elderly, basically do not work, if healthy, every day after dinner, will be around the village, and some of the old people about the same age to talk, if the body does not allow, will sit at home, waiting for their children to do a good job of cooking, the rest of the time, basically, is the main daze.
The above is the situation of the rural elderly, if it is now the city of the elderly, 60 years old after 70 years old, is a good time to go out to play, hard work for most of his life, after retirement pension, and the old man together, enjoy the motherland of the mountains and rivers.
When you don't usually go out, you will also dance, both exercise the body, but also enjoy the mood.
And after 80, it depends on the health condition to decide.
Of course, the above mentioned rural elderly and city elderly, to children to take care of children is the first, if after 60 years old, after 70 years old, there are grandchildren, or grandchildren grandchildren to take care of, the main task is to take care of children.
After reading the above, the meaning of the saying "sixty years, seventy months, eighty days" is obvious.
The reason why people's life expectancy has increased compared to now is that, in addition to the standard of living and the level of medical care, a more important point is the adjustment of the mind.
A good mindset, focus on diet, coupled with more exercise, the age of 60 is still relatively young.
So, have a positive mindset, optimistic look at the world, in front of the big storm have seen, then enjoy the sunset infinitely good old age.
What do you think about this?