World's oldest man says fish & chips and hiking are the secret of a long life.

 

The World's Oldest Man -John Tinniswood 

Mr John Tinniswood, from Merseyside, says that fish and chips and hiking are the reason for why he's lived so long. Having reached 111 years and 223 days of age, he's now the world's oldest living man.

John, who now lives in a care home in Southport, says that "exercising the mind" and "moderation" are beneficial to a healthy life. He also says "never over tax your system" and get along with other people.

Nobody really does know the secret of longevity, because it seems to be in the lap of the gods. As Gloucester says in Shakespeare's play King Lear, "As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods; They kill us for their sport..."  But Mr Tinniswood, might have a good point about the importance of moderation and exercising the mind and getting along with other people.

Adolph Zukor, a founder of Paramount Pictures, was once asked as he approached his hundredth birthday, if looking back there was anything in his life that he would have changed for the better. He replied that if he'd known how long he was going to live; he would have taken better care of himself. Zukor, a poor Hungarian immigrant to the U.S.A., died when he was 103 years of age.