It was reported that the oldest woman alive, Maria Esther de Capovilla of Ecuador, was found in her bedroom yesterday. She had passed on into the halls of eternity. What a run, eh?

She was born in 1889! Can you imagine all the things that she saw? Two World Wars, man landing on the moon, the tail end of the Industrial Revolution. She was an elderly widow in 1949!

What was her drive, I wonder. Her dreams and aspirations. To live all those years, you must have a reason to live, or at least think that you do. She ate healthily, according her relatives, eating regular balanced meals. Played hard. Worked hard. Lived Hard.

I think I’m going to make a t-shirt with her picture, with that caption “Play Hard. Work Hard. Live Hard.” Do this and you will last for at least an age. Like Maria Esther de Capovilla.