Chris Cantell Discusses US News: Live and keep on kicking by Claudia Sonea

Life is a mystery and puzzles many people. The Bible, legends and myths are talking about people who used to live hundred and hundred of years. We don’t get to live that much nowadays. Maybe because of the pollution, maybe because God punished us for leading a shallow life, maybe we are dumb enough to obliterate our environment. No matter what would be the answer, the truth is that we no longer achieve such ages. As it is, whenever there is someone who overcomes the age of 100 and still looks beautiful and full of energy, we tend to be surprised and watch it as a unique thing. That is why C. Yardley Chittick of Concord at the age of 107 manages to get attention and be honored so many times, as he himself admits to be. He was chosen to lead the alumni parade on Saturday at his former Massachusetts preparatory school, where he graduated 90 years ago. He is the last surviving member of the class of 1918 at Phillips Academy in Andover. However, it is not only his age that makes him special. Like the fact that he turned down no one other than Thomas Edison who offered him a job 150-question test shown at the Thomas Edison Museum. Why do you think he did it? The answer is simple: because he preferred a job in the golf club industry that sounded more enjoyable; a surprising decision as he graduated MIT and became patent lawyer. Chittick was sent by his uncle to Andover to prepare him to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he had an argument with a fellow student who was the amazing actor Humphrey Bogart. Chittick confesses never to have liked Bogie and that is why he refused to polished the actor’s shoes. At 107, he looks more lively and young than ever. His sense of humor is still remarkable and manages to stun me every time. What do you think about it? Let me know…

related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080612/ap_on_re_us/man_honored;_ylt=AslzNJeowCf4bnf7QVnMS92s0NUE

by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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