Life is one long lesson, Willeke Alberti now knows. The 75-year-old singer says she has gotten to know herself much better over the years. She now really knows what makes her happy and what doesn’t.
“I am no longer so concerned with what people think of me and can now finally set my limits. I really had to learn that and my environment has had to get used to being able to do that now. But I want to do what makes me happy. word “, said Alberti in conversation with NU.nl.
During the corona pandemic, the singer noticed how important it is to be busy with her work and her grandchildren, because she describes the first months as “a hole” into which she fell. “It really stood still, I had nowhere to go. Then you notice how important it is to be able to be so busy, that you know why you do it all. Ultimately, of course, I do it all for myself: the healthy food, the But such extra motivation helps to avoid running around all the time as Na Druppel (Alberti’s character in the musical The Jantjes, red.).”
In the meantime there are new possibilities for performances. “That makes me so happy. People often think that when you get older you want less or you can do less. Nonsense! I was really looking forward to turning fifty, because I saw that as a moment to start over. I have never been bothered by getting older and I am only happy with the possibilities; you can do so much and you don’t have to do anything. That is wonderful, isn’t it? “
‘I don’t feel old at all’
“Wisdom comes with age. It really is a wealth to get older: life is one long lesson. I don’t look at age, I look at people and that’s why I think I can live to be 103, because I stick with the lesson by surrounding myself with all kinds of people, “said Alberti, who is therefore committed to The Value Of Aging, a new campaign from the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport.
“When you turn sixty, people suddenly see you as old and you are approached differently. And maybe it is easy for me to talk, but I don’t feel old at all. I learned that over the past few months: I try new things every day. “I think anyone can do that, but you have to do it yourself. You have to take care of yourself.”
“Nowadays I really only do things that make me happy. And conversations with others, young or old, are so important. I think that’s good to emphasize: we can all help each other a little, even if it is just by calling or stopping by. It costs you little, but it yields so much. “
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