Do not ever grave your goals and expectations, because the two things that can make our life become more longevity. Dr.Patricia Boyle, of the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease neuropsychological Center, Chicago, USA, reveals it.
Are these goals should be high and ambitious? Apparently not always, hope or purpose in life is simple, such as active within a particular community wants, it already had a great impact.
“According to our analysis, extension of age among people who have great purpose in life with the aim of ordinary life is not much different,” said Boyle.
In his study, Boyle and his team studied 1.238 adults who had participated in two research at Rush University Medical Center, the Rush Memory and Aging Project and the Minority Aging Research Study. All participants’ average age was 78 years and not suffering from dementia (senility).
At the beginning of the study, participants were asked to answer questions about the purpose of life or their ideals, and assess what has been achieved and which goals are meaningful in their lives.
As a result, those who have a higher purpose in life other half still survive to follow-up period or three years later. The result is not much different from the respondents that the purpose of his life simple.
“This means, if we have a purpose in life and we feel life is meaningful or we have a step to reach the target of life, we will be stronger in the live stages of life,” said Boyle.
Studies conducted Boyle further strengthens the results of dozens of other research with similar topics, the importance of purpose in life to maintain psychological and physical health. According to experts, the goals and ideals we help the system in our body to function better and strengthen the body against disease.