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We asked three unique and lovely centenarians what their most valuable life lessons were, and also their regrets.
The conversations that followed were remarkable. They talked about the importance of family, people, relationships and love. Their view on life, as an elderly citizen with a lot of experience is truly an inspiration and motivation. Enjoy the video! And please let us know what your thoughts are!
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Wonderful and special thanks to: Cliff Crozier (1915-2020), John Denerley (1914-2018), Emelia Tereza Harper (1913) , Leslie Masters, Ruby Martin, The Birchwood Grange.
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Agency: LifeHunters Executive producer: LifeHunters Producer: Marcel IJzerman UK Producer: Anna Snowball Director: Chris de Krijger Script: Marcel IJzerman / Chris de Krijger Camera: Marcel IJzerman Sound recording: Tjeerd Melchers Interviews: Anna Snowball Editor: Marcel IJzerman Sound engineering: Tjeerd Melchers Music: Federico Durand
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Centenarians reflect on long lives characterized by resilience, gratitude, and the realization that age is merely a number; contentment derives from meaningful relationships, memories, and daily living rather than achievement.
- Cliff Crozier at 101 emphasizes living for the day and that age is only a number
- Amelia Tereza Harper at 103 expresses that past accomplishments and memories enable lifelong happiness
- Both speakers prioritize social connection and simple pleasures over external markers of success
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Being 101 years old is merely a number; what matters is living for the day rather than focusing on age as a limitation.
“It's just that you keep going. It's only a number. A hundred and one is only a number and you live for the day.”
Amelia has beautiful memories that enable her to live happily forever after.
“I've got beautiful memories you know. I can live happily forever after because of my lovely memories.”
Amelia feels she has already done practically everything she wanted to do in her past, so there is nothing she really needs to do now.
“I don't think there's anything I really need to do... ...because I've done practically everything that I ever wanted to do in the past.”
Cliff has accumulated numerous fond memories throughout his life that he periodically reflects upon and mentally reorganizes.
“I have a pile of fond memories. I sometimes sit down in my chair and think of my past, and I try to sort of reorganize the story about these people that I have got in my mind and mix them up together first, and then pair them all.”
Everything makes Amelia happy; she loves talking to people and enjoys shopping and going out.
“Everything makes me happy. I love talking to people. I like doing things. I like going out shopping. Once I go out shopping I don't want to come back.”
Amelia was living in Czechoslovakia with her grandparents when she was a young girl because her father was a prisoner of war.
“I was in Czechoslovakia when I was a young girl... ...and I was living with my grandparents because my father was a prisoner of war.”
Amelia came to England to be with her father when he was released from being a prisoner of war.
“We came over to England to be with our father when he was released from the war.”
Cliff Crozier was born on 6th September 1915 in Birkenhead in the Wirral, Cheshire, making him 101 years old at time of speaking.
“My name is Clifford, but call me Cliff Crozier and I was born on the 6th of September 1915. Makes me now a hundred and one. born in Birkenhead in the Wirral, Cheshire.”
Cliff believes there are many people in his life who are lovely and would be very happy to be together.
“And I think there are quite a few people out there that would be... ...very very happy to be together because they are such lovely people that they are.”
Apart from the war and the time at college, Cliff has been everywhere in his life.
“Apart from the war and the time I was at college, I've been everywhere in my life.”
Cliff finds pleasure in the fact that he can continue to receive his government pension despite being retired.
“It always pleases me though that I can keep robbing the government with my pension.”
The number three is Cliff's lucky number and he has always been lucky, never unlucky.
“Three is my lucky number. I have always been lucky. I've never been unlucky, touch wood.”
A spot of whiskey occasionally helps with quality of life, though it is not available through the National Health Service.
“A spot of whiskey occasionally helps... ...although it's not on National Health.”
Cliff has been retired for thirty-eight years.
“I've been retired now for thirty-eight years.”
Amelia Tereza Harper is 103 years old.
“Amelia Tereza Harper. Tereza, It's Tereza because it's Czechoslovakian. A hundred and three, my goodness me.”