Little Secrets of a Happy Life from Andriy Voron – 104-Year-Old Carpathian Sage

Today, the world is home to a huge number of long-lived people. Japan is the leader in this regard, followed by Sweden, Great Britain, Italy, etc. However, Ukraine is not an exception, as it is known that in our country, in the Carpathians, in particular, there have been, are and will be elders over 100 years old. In this article, you will learn the little secrets of a happy life from the now deceased 104-year-old Carpathian sage A. Voron.

If you have a good wife, rejoice. It is a gift from heaven.
Do not associate with many – it is a burden for the body and a drain for the soul.
(Andriy Voron)

In the Carpathian region lived a hardworking and carefree, simple Ukrainian peasant Andriy Voron. He was not aware of the existence of any trendy motivational trainings and did not speak at various conferences. He was an ordinary person who lived 104 years in this world and, by the way, left it not due to old age or any illness, but from an accident – the old man was reinforcing his cellar after a flood when a log fell on him...

This man's fate was not simple, and life had quite a strong impact on him: he studied at a gymnasium, defended Carpathian Ukraine, hid for several years from persecution in the forests of the Carpathians, studied law in Romania, lived in a monastery, and was exiled to hard labor in Kolyma... For a long time, he wandered the world, participating in various expeditions. However, he always felt the call of his native land, so eventually he returned to his native Transcarpathian village, where he settled in an old hut with his relatives.

He lived off what he grew in his garden and orchard. In his free time from work, he wrote down his special, yet very simple rules, which he believed might be useful to someone someday... These little secrets, main guidelines, and commandments of the Carpathian sage are presented below.

7 main blessings of a person:

1. Clean air and clean water.
2. Sun.
3. Moderate nutrition.
4. Constant moderate physical labor.
5. Rest.
6. Self-restraint.
7. Faith.

In short, the most important blessings for any person who wants to be healthy and live many happy years on earth should be faith and moderation.

7 things every person should learn:

1. To find joy in life and rejoice in every minute given to them.
2. To bring joy to those around us and always be humane.
3. To always forgive oneself and everyone, not to hold onto evil.
4. To be able to repent, to free oneself from sins and mistakes.
5. To laugh sincerely, with oneself and with people, with the soul and the face.
6. To breathe deeply, freely, and with pleasure.
7. To sleep freely and with satisfaction.

7 foods gifted to us from Above, which are both food and medicine:

1. Apple.
2. Beet.
3. Onion and cucumbers.
4. Fish.
5. Sour milk.
6. Nuts and berries.
7. Porridge (beans, corn, buckwheat, millet, and oats).

7 best liquids for a person:

1. Spring water.
2. Green tea.
3. Tea made from twigs, flowers, and leaves of forest berries.
4. Compote from wild fruits.
5. Kvas.
6. Wine.
7. Cabbage brine.

Andriy Voron also advises not to be ashamed of one's ancestry and one's parents, children, work, one's own body, fortune, and oneself; not to demand too much from oneself – it is enough to do at least one good deed for the soul, for oneself (home/family), and for someone unknown each day. And if unable to act, then the deed must be done with a sincere, kind word, or at least with a genuine smile. And so every day. One by one, a few seeds... And they will surely sprout in the human soul as a harvest of joy!

Drops of wisdom from A. Voron:

• "There are three destructive, disastrous things for a person: reading anything, sleeping with anyone, and drinking anything."
• "There should be movement in everything. Even in failures and falls, because when you fall, you also move."
• "Don't put too much hope in tomorrow, because it has only 24 hours, just like today."
• "Try to avoid lying, but don't tell the whole truth either, so as not to accidentally hurt or offend someone."
• "If you cannot do good, then at least move away from evil. This will be the first step towards the good."