Amazing Doctor. Shigeaki Hinohara.

HI Samoa.
I want to share some wonderful thoughts from a wonderful person. Dr Shigeaki Hinohara.

Be blessed.

At the age of 97 years and 4 months, Shigeaki Hinohara is one of the worlds longest serving physicians and educators. Hinohara`s touch is legendary: Since 1941 he has been healing patients at St. Luke`s International Hospital in Tokyo and teaching at St. Luke`s College of Nursing.
After world war two, he envisioned a world class hospital and college springing from the ruins of Tokyo; thanks to his pioneering spirit and business savvy, the Dr turned these institutions into the nations top medical facility and nursing school. Today he serves as chairman of the board of trustees at both organizations. Always willing to try new things, he has published around 150 books since his 75th birthday, including one "Living Long, Living Good" whicj has sold more than 1.2 million copies. As the founder of the New Elderly Movement, Hinohara encourages others to live a long and happy life, a quest in which no role model is better than the Dr himself.

"Energy come from feeling good, not from eating well or sleeping a lot"

We all remember how as children, we were having fun, we often forgot to eat or sleep. I believe we can keep that attitude as adults, too. Its best not to tire the body with too many rules such as lunch time and bedtime.

"All people who live long regardless of nationality and gender share on thing in common: None are overweight".

For breakfast i drink coffee a glass of milk and some orange juice with a tablespoon of Olive oil in it. Olive oil is great for the arteries and keeps the skin healthy. lunch is milk and a few cookies, or nothing when i am too busy to eat. I never get hungry becuase i focus on my work.
Dinner is vegetables abit of fish and rice, and twice a week 100 grams of lean meat.

"Always plan ahead".

My schedule book is already full until 2014, with lectures and my usual hospital work. In 2016 i`ll have some fun, though i plan to attend the Olympics if its in Tokyo.

"There is no need to ever retire, but if one must, it should be a lot later than 65".

The current retirement age was set at 65 half a century ago, when the average life expectancy in Japan was 68 years old and over 125 Japanese were over 100 years old. Today Japanese women live to be around 86 and me 80 and we have 36,000 centenarians in our country. In 20 years we will have 50,000 people over the age of 100.

"To stay healthy, always take the stairs and carry your own stuff".

I take 2 stairs at a time to get my muscles moving.

My inspiration is Robert Brownings poem "Abt Volger"

My father use to read it to me. It encourages us to make big art, not small scribbles.
It says try to draw so huge that there is no way we can finish it while we are alive. All we see is an arch; the rest is beyond our vision but it is there in the distance.

"Pain is mysterious, and having fun is the best way to forget it".

If a child has a toothache, and you start playing a game together, the child immediately forgets the pain. Hospitals must cater to the basic needs of patients. We all want to have fun.

"Dont be carzy about amassing material things".

Remember: you dont know when your time is up and you cant take it with you to the next place.

"Hospitals must be designed and prepared for major disasters, and they must accept every patient who appears at the door".

We designed St. Luke`s so we could operate anywhere: in the basement in the corridors in the Chapel. Most people thought i was crazy to prepare for a catastrophe, but on March 20th 1995, i was unfortunately proven right when members of the Aum Shinrikyu religious cult group launched a terrorist attack in the Tokyo subway.
St. Luke accepted 740 victims and in 2 hours figured out that it was Sarin gas that was used. Sadly we lost one person, but saved 739

JaSan wrote:

At the age of 97 years and 4 months, Shigeaki Hinohara is one of the worlds longest serving physicians and educators. Hinohara`s touch is legendary: Since 1941 he has been healing patients at St. Luke`s International Hospital in Tokyo and teaching at St. Luke`s College of Nursing.
After world war two, he envisioned a world class hospital and college springing from the ruins of Tokyo; thanks to his pioneering spirit and business savvy, the Dr turned these institutions into the nations top medical facility and nursing school. Today he serves as chairman of the board of trustees at both organizations. Always willing to try new things, he has published around 150 books since his 75th birthday, including one "Living Long, Living Good" whicj has sold more than 1.2 million copies. As the founder of the New Elderly Movement, Hinohara encourages others to live a long and happy life, a quest in which no role model is better than the Dr himself.

Well what an amazing life. We sure need more people like him around to inspire and to teach us a thing or two about work ethic (value of hard work). I think our generation can learn a valuable lesson from Shigeaki Hinora and those old folks like him. Their knowledge and wisdom is something we can't find in text books. Look at the numerous selfless acts they continue to do for the benefit of others. I feel that as young people we tend to want everything handed to us on a plate here and now without putting in the hard work.

Well done and congratulations to Dr Shigeaki Hinohara for all the great work he's done throughout his life. May his life continue to be an inspiration to all. Perhaps his contribution is best summed up by this quote by Thomas Morell " The first great gift we can bestow on others is a good example"

Hey sis.
Yes i totally agree with you this generation we live in today are lazy and unmotivated.
We sure do learn alot form our elders in Samoa and our dear parents grandparents for thier work ethics also was based on "hard work" a le galue ise olaga galue ma le faamoni e leai se mea lelei e maua. But i loev your saying from Thomas Morell. so true.

"Persistance is stubborness with a purpose!" This is something the Japanese know too well its amazing seeing the fruits of thier hard labor.

JaSan O i ma O wrote:

Hey sis.
Yes i totally agree with you this generation we live in today are lazy and unmotivated.
We sure do learn alot form our elders in Samoa and our dear parents grandparents for thier work ethics also was based on "hard work" a le galue ise olaga galue ma le faamoni e leai se mea lelei e maua. But i loev your saying from Thomas Morell. so true.
"Persistance is stubborness with a purpose!" This is something the Japanese know too well its amazing seeing the fruits of thier hard labor.

Talofa "I ma O"..lol..E sa'o lelei oe. E le iloa e tamaiti na fananau iinei le faigata o le olaga i Samoa. Nai tama ma tina matutua ma le galulue e leai se fa'alogo atu o complain seisi. O mea uma lava e maua o fua lava oa latou galuega na fai. God bless them all.

O le generation a tatou ua ova le selfish a ea?..Well o lea lava e taumafai e aua le o'o i lea tulaga..lol..ae tumau pea le loto alofa i aiga. Hope o lo'o manuia oe. Ua matua ova lava le faiga a le malulu iinei..yikes. Na o le fa'afufuji lava le mea lea e fai..lol..Malo Jasan. Toe chat fo'i sei fa'auma nai mea ia ua tele mai.

Doomo.

JaSan wrote:

"Dont be carzy about amassing material things".
Remember: you dont know when your time is up and you cant take it with you to the next place.

Sa'o lelei le manatu lea.

JaSan wrote:

"All people who live long regardless of nationality and gender share on thing in common: None are overweight".
For breakfast i drink coffee a glass of milk and some orange juice with a tablespoon of Olive oil in it. Olive oil is great for the arteries and keeps the skin healthy. lunch is milk and a few cookies, or nothing when i am too busy to eat. I never get hungry becuase i focus on my work.
Dinner is vegetables abit of fish and rice, and twice a week 100 grams of lean meat.

LOL..Suga malie fo'i le wisdom a DR Shigeaki Hinohara.

JaSan wrote:

"Energy come from feeling good, not from eating well or sleeping a lot"
We all remember how as children, we were having fun, we often forgot to eat or sleep. I believe we can keep that attitude as adults, too. Its best not to tire the body with too many rules such as lunch time and bedtime.

O lea la ua maua ii le ova a le matou family doctor fai mai e toaga e moe ma ai lelei e maua ai lagona lelei ma ola ai le mafaufau..lol..so its true what they say, we're all different, what works for some does not necessarily work for others.

Proud wrote:

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O lea la ua maua ii le ova a le matou family doctor fai mai e toaga e moe ma ai lelei e maua ai lagona lelei ma ola ai le mafaufau..lol..so its true what they say, we're all different, what works for some does not necessarily work for others.

Hey sis true what works for some doesnt work for others a ea? I sometimes think of the health issues many of our people face especially with High blood pressure and diabetes and the the diet (food) and lifestyles many Samoan people live its worrying to think these fa`amai`s are claiming many of our people.
Hey gotta run talk soon alofa tele...

Talofa lau susuga..I'm trying so hard not to laugh ae fai fa'alelei atu tala Samoa e fa'alelei atili ai lau gagana..

O lea sou manatu..ou te iloa e sa'o lelei lava Dr Hinohara i le holistic approach i le ola o le tagata. A o tutusa le maloloina lelei o le mafaufau, tino ma le agaga e loa foi aso o le soifua..

Hey sad about Michael Jackson..(RIP).

Malo foi i lau susuga le fomai ole mafaufau...lol

Hey sad about Micheal. I was so devatsated this morning when i got out of the shower and saw the news ...i didnt feel like eating breakfast, so i just had hot cakes and coffee.

Fai mai Dr Hino e lelei le ata e faalusi ai nisi pauga... ea lena manatu?