Cenet and Mehmet
I know a couple, Mehmet and Cenet, who live behind The LifeCo Bodrum Detox Center. They grow organic vegetables on their land which they sell to locals and the weekly bazaar.
They are in their early 70s and are an example to us all. They work from dawn to dusk every day growing and caring for their crops. They have a cow which they milk and make their own cheese. They are fit, strong and nimble.
Whenever at the center I see them every day and they are always happy. Whatever the weather it is always beautiful in their eyes. They see the positive in everything, ready smiles and easy laughs.
I have shared meals with them, baked organic vegetables and a large salad fresh from their garden, around a small table set low on the floor. This is how they eat every meal.
They have so little yet appreciate so much. They have none of the trappings which so many of us associate with success, happiness or fulfillment yet they are possibly the happiest people I know. Through their simple yet busy lives have they found what we all seek?
Paul
Filed under: wellness, environment, health, organic, inspiration, active aging on July 6th, 2007
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