A JOYFUL OLD HEART
On October 16, 1995 Jeanne Calment of Paris was inducted into the Guinness Book of World Records by becoming the oldest human on record — over 120 years of age. She was born on February 21, 1875, a year before the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. Jeanne remembers the construction of the Eiffel Tower and remembers selling colored pencils to the famed Vincent Van Gogh. She survived twenty-seven French presidents during the course of her long life. When asked, “What’s the secret to your long life?” She responded, “Laughter!” No wonder the Bible tells us “a joyful heart is good medicine…” (Proverbs 17:22)
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