Here's How The Mayor of Germany Motivates the Elderly for Longevity

I used to tell, when the 40th anniversary invited 100 people including the local mayor. Finally just given a letter of congratulations and sorry he can come because there is a family event. His wife wants to go for 60 years.

As a Javanese, if there is anything, really participate incorporated heart. I thought, wahh this mayor does not want to come nih, alasaaaaan. Anyway gemesss. Huh.

UPS. Later I found out that in Germany in the Baden-Wuerttemberg area in our area, there is still customary mayors who only do to the homes of citizens who birth to 80, 85, 90 and so on. Yeah, a lot of stories to me about coming to the mayor's house only on special occasions. Birthday! It turns out, age 40 is not special in the eyes of the mayor, although Blackforest people themselves have a saying "Mit 40 wird der Schwabe gescheid." Blackforest people who have done 40 is already amazing because getting the starting point to be wise.

Tradition of the mayor's visit was corroborated by personal experience last week invited in-laws to come to their home.

"The day of the sickness comes, yes, my birthday and mayor will come especially from 16.30-17.00." My in-laws broke out after a Polish outing event, her birthplace, finished.

"Aw, busy, that day, the kids just got home from school at 15. After that at 16.30 had to go to the next town for guitar lessons until the 17:45 house." Hedeeeeh. In addition to the men came, a hassle anter, attend children continue to birthday events all. The city is different, the drive can be difficult.

"Canceled aja." The father-in-law persuades.

"Yes, no, expensive!" My husband joined in. He rejected the opa's proposal. Les half hour pay Rp 500.000,00 to send truant. Those looking for money are not willing. My own husband as a child can not come because of the arrival of the big boss at the airport. Me, the pek-weekend boy who was ordered.

Yes, get over, immediately contact the guitar teacher at the music school. Fortunately, only 1.5 hours back. Thank God.

80th Birthday, Mayor Speaks Personally

On H day, we've arrived 15 minutes before 16.30. Yes, from ngompas, cutting the road through the forest, the journey so much faster. The normal path can be muter-muter. In the forests the road is asphalt but if the snow season is not allowed to pass because the road is small and nobody sweeps the snow there, it can slide into the abyss!

After sitting and chatting with the invited pastor to bless the opa, the doorbell sounded. No one can book the door, I decided to stand up to the fence. There was a guest standing in front of the house-in-law.

I shook his hand.

"Good afternoon, I'm mayor here." A man in a blue suit in a dark blue suit stretched out his hand. He closed the gate that I opened just now.

"Yes, sir, I know it." Hahaha ... pak wali gawked. Indeed we have been told in-laws that the mayor is coming. It's just that he did not think I came. Lahhh, who am I atuhh? Not important.

My hand gave the code to invite him first to get to the door of the house, although in Germany there is still a lady first nuance.

Once inside the house, he greeted the repeated opa.

"I'm glad that you're still healthy at the age of 80. Well, great yes, I and the staff congratulate you We have a little gift of shopping vouchers from the butcher shop in our city and a can of food.

The mayor again sat down on a chair opposite me and enjoyed a typical German quartet like Schwarzwald Torte, Marmor and Erdbeer. Ending it, devouring a giant Vesper slice. The contents can be salmon, cheese or salami.

Hmm. Wonder, from the 30 minute schedule, the guardian pack sits 1 hour or 30 minutes longer. So remember the jargon; when it's sitting forgot to stand. When he left home, there was a brief conversation.

"Meet you in 10 years." Opa shook the guardian's hand.

"No, I do not want to, five more years, when you're 85. Then maybe 90 years and 100 years."

"She's not going to be that old." Oma replied. As the wife of the patient's inpatient subscription every year, she is pessimistic and sad.

"Yes, I want to take care of health, see you in 5 more years." Opa spirit. His laughter was jarring in the room my husband had once renovated with his hand.

The mayor laughed. I joined in laughter while thinking. Yahhhh, may the guardian still in office, because his tenure is not more than 8 years from now, unless elected again.