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Domingo, the 101-year-old farmer who still works the land, shares his secret to longevity: “I do everything and let time pass”

From Clarín · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Domingo, aged 101 and a half, continues to help his family with farm work and tends a garden in Extremadura.
  • In a video published by Canal Extremadura, he said he wakes early, eats breakfast and plants onions, potatoes, lettuce and other crops.
  • Domingo credits good health, an active routine and accepting each day as it comes for his longevity.

Domingo is 101 and a half, but he still rises early, has breakfast and walks to his garden to do whatever work he can. A video published by Canal Extremadura has drawn widespread attention to the Extremadura man, who remains happy to accompany his family in the fields.

I do everything.

· DomingoHe describes the range of work he still does in his garden.

He plants onions, potatoes, lettuce and anything else the garden requires. “I do everything,” he says with a calm smile. His routine is simple: he spends time working until it is time to return home for lunch and a nap.

Asked about the secret to reaching such an age in good health, Domingo says he has asked God to keep him well and allow him to remain in his current condition. He also accepts the future without trying to control it. “I don’t know what I’ll think, as things unfold,” he says when discussing his daily work in the garden.

I have asked God to keep me well so that I can remain in the situation I am in.

· DomingoHe explains what he believes has helped him maintain his health.

His story has prompted admiration and affection online. For Domingo, longevity is not a formula or a complicated plan. It is staying active, getting up with enthusiasm, working outdoors and letting time pass among seeds, soil and a love of what he does.

I spend time until it is time to come back, and I come home to eat and take a nap.

· DomingoHe describes his daily routine in the garden.
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Originally published by Clarín in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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