Life Exectancy Calculator
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NKVD
Cossack
98 years old! wow...i'm impressed
Mise
isle of lucy
It's funny, according to this site, your life expectancy decreases as you get older.
Desmond Hawkins
Deity
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88 years for me.
Statisically, it's the opposite (of course). Maybe they're factoring in future medical technologies? That's a really sticky concept.
Mise
isle of lucy
It's probably because teenagers drink less, smoke less, get more exercise, and are slimmer than 20-40 year olds
Dann
Green bug
97. Based on the reactions in this thread, you people act as if it's fun to be a decaying ancient senior citizen, rotting away in your own personal hell of pain, sleepless nights, absent mindedness, weakness, immobility, and incompetence, and overall mental & physical disability, and dependence (to name a few).
Not to mention the smell. The smell of death... living with you every day. As your mind slowly leaves you, you become more and more jaded, grizzled, and bitter - wondering, "God, how much longer must I endure this...?"
Me? I'll be ready to let go... whenever my number comes up. Even if it's right when I press "Submit Reply" here...
Not to mention the smell. The smell of death... living with you every day. As your mind slowly leaves you, you become more and more jaded, grizzled, and bitter - wondering, "God, how much longer must I endure this...?"
Me? I'll be ready to let go... whenever my number comes up. Even if it's right when I press "Submit Reply" here...
how old are you?
there will be snazzy technology making my life awesome by the time i get old.
my great great grandma was 106 when she died. and she was not weak/in pain/abscent minded, immoble or anything else. she was a total PMS case, but she was all of her life anyway.
there will be snazzy technology making my life awesome by the time i get old.
my great great grandma was 106 when she died. and she was not weak/in pain/abscent minded, immoble or anything else. she was a total PMS case, but she was all of her life anyway.
I'm only 28, but, I've paid attention. Plus, I've carefully noted what little bit of aging I've already been able to experience - and applied that to what I've been able to relate to old people.
The best thing you can do in this life, is see everything coming, before it hits you. Society/culture/the man, whatever you want to call it, would love for you to just go through each phase of life, naive and oblivious to what IS going to come. Screw that, I say.
Anyway, as for old people... it's just not fun. Especially past a certain age (depends on the person). But basically, living for the sake of living. What? Are you afraid to die?
It's kind of like the alarm clock... you can keep pressing 'snooze', but there is no escaping the fact that you're going to have to face the day. As for being elderly, what difference is a few short years, in that kind of state? And please... don't underestimate the pain. Ever notice old people don't sleep that much? It's because the pain wakes them up.
The body is a (biological/organic) machine. It wears out. Let it die.
"YAY! I'm going to live to be 120!" Well, I pity you. Look at people that have lived that long... like that lady in France. She thought "the Lord had forgotten" her. I.e., she was ready. She'd probably been ready. How does it feel to decline - both mentally and physically, and to lose your independence? Your stength?
-That's nothing you want to 'enjoy' for some lengthy, substantial period of time. If you do stay, and see a lot of seasons - well, that may be 'interesting', to see the advancements of mankind, but not exactly worth getting 'excited' about - worth putting off the inevitable (your return home).
All the old people I've known, when their time came near - they were ready. Even in their 70s. We'll be in their shoes, someday.
Yeah, me too - I can let go, anytime. I'm just sticking around because I have a purpose here (which has now been revealed to me). Plus, there's a few things we'd all like to experience, while we're here. So, I'll be an honorable man, and "do it right", here. Fulfill my purpose.
We've all got to decide what we want our legacy to be. In the end, that's all you're going to have. Make sure you're happy with it. Don't leave anything undone. I believe the actual 'hell', is thinking back on your life, and being miserable, full of regrets. So, it's vital to come to terms with what is actually most important to you, and always keep that in mind as you go through life - however long a time you spend here.
CIVPhilzilla
Reagan Republican
You also have plenty of time to tack on some bad habits and die younger. Don't forget that.
jeps
Arcadefire
85 years. Like my grandfather, other grandfather, and great-uncle all were 85 when they died. Weird.
Aptenodytes
Chieftain
I know-I was just being optimistic.
Eukaryote
Deity
I got 77 years.
