Die Strandse bejaarde Vesta de Wet vier vandag (Woensdag 24 Julie) haar 106de verjaardag! Net ingeval jy dalk wonder of jy aan \u2019n simptoom ly wat met ouderdom gepaardgaan \u2013 nee, daar is niks fout met jou sig nie; jy het reg gelees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
De Wet, wat al langer as 20 jaar \u2019n gelukkige inwoner van die Altena-tehuis is, het \u2019n nuwe mylpaal gehaal en beplan om die goue ouderdom in die geselskap van geliefdes saam aan tafel te vier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 steeds hupse, lewenslustige en byna superhonderdjarige meen die resep vir \u2019n lang lewe is om die Here deel daarvan te h\u00ea, en hierby al die liefde van die medemens. \u201cEk het nog nooit \u2019n mens te\u00ebgekom wat my sleg behandel het nie,\u201d voer sy aan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
De Wet straal \u2019n gekunsteldheid uit wat die aandag trek en respek afdwing, en koester duidelik haar vrouwees met sprankelende grasie en styl. Boonop beeld sy \u2019n bewonderenswaardige positiewe ingesteldheid uit, wat \u2019n mens kan laat glo dat \u2019n verlengde lewensduur en groter weerstand teen siektes wel die voordeel van sulke optimisme kan wees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
De Wet is op 24 Julie 1918 op \u2019n plaas in Herold gebore. Di\u00e9 natuurlike versorger koester soete herinneringe van haar beroep as \u2019n verpleegster by die Groote Schuur-hospitaal en die kanse wat sy gewaag het op liefde wat twee keer oor haar lewenspad gekom het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 weduwee, wat albei haar huweliksmaats oorleef het, spog met altesaam 75 familielede.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Om te verhoed dat sy in \u2019n groef verval, staan sy tyd op \u2019n tipiese dag af vir \u2019n bietjie genot vir \u2019n goeie doel \u2013 sy klik haar breinaalde en versprei \u2019n bietjie warmte in die vorm van liefdevol-gebreide komberse wat aan mede-bejaardes geskenk word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens De Wet se dogter, die 75-jarige Elizabeth Burmeister, kan haar ma se lang lewe toegeskryf word aan haar geweldige positiwiteit en die vermo\u00eb om geen verkeerd in enigiets te sien nie. \u201cD\u00edt, en dat sy haar lewe lank in die see swem,\u201d voeg sy by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Burmeister spog verder dat haar ma nog in die feestyd na Namibi\u00eb gereis het om by hulle aan te sluit vir die vakansie en selfs met haar 100ste verjaardag die duine saam hulle uitgery het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
De Wet meen haar verjaardagwens vanjaar is liefde en vrede op die aarde en sy sien verder daarna uit om die se\u00ebning van elke dag voluit te leef. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Die Strandse bejaarde Vesta de Wet vier vandag (Woensdag 24 Julie) haar 106de verjaardag! Net ingeval jy dalk wonder of jy aan \u2019n simptoom ly wat met ouderdom gepaardgaan \u2013 nee, daar is niks fout met jou sig nie; jy het reg 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