Volunteering

I have always said that you need a reason to get up in the morning. It seems that "If you're getting up in years, and the basic activities of daily living have become something of a struggle, doing volunteer work is probably the last thing on your mind," Tom Jacobs writes for Miller-McCune magazine. "But new research suggests there's an excellent reason to make the effort. You may actually live longer. That's the conclusion of a study just published in the journal Social Science and Medicine, which examined death rates of a representative sample of American seniors. It found difficulties with basic daily activities, including those caused by decreased mobility or upper-arm strength, 'are associated with an increased risk of dying only among participants who almost never or never volunteered.' The study adds to the mounting evidence linking volunteering with health, well-being and longevity, and suggests this association may be particularly significant toward the end of life."
What this suggests is that you must find something(s) to care about and become involved in. Very important.