This document provides 10 commandments for those over 40 years old. The commandments advise focusing on relationships over material things, spending savings on travel and enjoyment rather than leaving money for others to fight over after death, living in the present moment, accepting aging and physical limitations, forgiving oneself and others, and making peace with one's creator.

1. Ten (10 )Ten (10 )
CommandmentsCommandments
Of those overOf those over
40 years old.40 years old.
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2. 1. Focus on enjoying
people,not on
indulging
in or accumulating
Material thing.

3. 22. Plan to spend. Plan to spend
whatever you havewhatever you have
saved. You deserve tosaved. You deserve to
enjoy it and the fewenjoy it and the few
healthy years you havehealthy years you have
left.left.
Travel if you can affordTravel if you can afford
it. Don't leave anythingit. Don't leave anything
for your children orfor your children or
loved ones to quarrelloved ones to quarrel
about. By leavingabout. By leaving
anything, you may evenanything, you may even
cause more troublecause more trouble
when you are gone.when you are gone.

4. ""3. Live in the3. Live in the
here and now, nothere and now, not
in the yesterdaysin the yesterdays
and tomorrows. Itand tomorrows. It
is only today thatis only today that
you can handle.you can handle.
Yesterday is goneYesterday is gone
& tomorrow may& tomorrow may
not even happen.not even happen.

5. 4. Enjoy your grandchildren (if4. Enjoy your grandchildren (if
you are blessed with any) butyou are blessed with any) but
don't be their full time babydon't be their full time baby
sitter. You have no moralsitter. You have no moral
obligation to take care of them.obligation to take care of them.
Don't have any guilt aboutDon't have any guilt about
refusing to baby sit anyone'srefusing to baby sit anyone's
kids, including your ownkids, including your own
grandkids. Your parentalgrandkids. Your parental
obligation is to your children.obligation is to your children.
After you have raised them intoAfter you have raised them into
responsible adults, your dutiesresponsible adults, your duties
of child-rearing and babysittingof child-rearing and babysitting
are finished. Let your childrenare finished. Let your children
raise their own offsprings.raise their own offsprings.

6. 5. Accept5. Accept
physicalphysical
weakness,weakness,
sickness andsickness and
other physicalother physical
pains.. It is a partpains.. It is a part
of the agingof the aging
process. Enjoyprocess. Enjoy
whatever yourwhatever your
health can allow.health can allow.

7. 6. Enjoy what you are and what you have right now.6. Enjoy what you are and what you have right now.
Stop working hard for what you do notStop working hard for what you do not
have.have.
If you do not have them, It's probably too late..If you do not have them, It's probably too late..

8. 7. Just enjoy your life7. Just enjoy your life
with your spouse,with your spouse,
children, grandchildrenchildren, grandchildren
and friends. People,and friends. People,
who truly love you, lovewho truly love you, love
you for yourself, not foryou for yourself, not for
what you have. Anyonewhat you have. Anyone
who loves you for whatwho loves you for what
you have will just giveyou have will just give
you misery.you misery.

9. 8. Forgive and accept8. Forgive and accept
forgiveness. Forgiveforgiveness. Forgive
yourself and others.yourself and others.
Enjoy peace of mindEnjoy peace of mind
and peace of souland peace of soul..

10. 9. Befriend death..9. Befriend death..
It's a natural part ofIt's a natural part of
the life cycle. Don'tthe life cycle. Don't
be afraid of it.be afraid of it.
Death is theDeath is the
beginning of a newbeginning of a new
and better life. So,and better life. So,
prepare yourself notprepare yourself not
for death but for afor death but for a
new life with thenew life with the
Almighty.Almighty.

11. 10. Be at peace10. Be at peace
with yourwith your
Creator. For. . .Creator. For. . .
He is all you haveHe is all you have
after you leaveafter you leave
this life...this life...

12. This commandment is soThis commandment is so
powerful.powerful.
Pass this to 12 peoplePass this to 12 people
includingincluding
me.me.

13. THANKTHANK
YOU!YOU!
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