I find this article a wee bit odd.
It is supposed to help, those 50 and older, in assessing your chances of dying in the next four years. A tad morbid, a tad offensive and yet.... yet.... a tad seductive.
Morbid, because one is supposed to live one's life to the fullest. Thinking of death and being afraid just puts a crip in your lifestyle. Being always to do this, or that, and in the end? In the end, your life is nothing but regrets. If I go tomorrow, I can promise you I wouldn't have any.
Why offensive? What happens if you don't want to know how long you'll live? Who are we to play God?
And yet.... so seductive in the sense that hey! Why not! If I'm going to pop, say, in two years time, why not go out and do all that I want? BE all that I want? Nice? You think so? Think again. Some people, in their heart of hearts want to be really bad. And that'll possibly take down other innocent bystanders.
Me? I want to be young enough to enjoy life, yet old enough to appreciate all the tiny, myraid blessings I get. I don't want to go sky-diving, but I do want to have my time with my loved ones. All I ask for is contentment. And I think am content now. I REALLY wouldn't have any regrets if I died tomorrow.
Although that's not an invitation to take my life, God, eh?
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I have always believed your number is up when your number is up. I live every day like it is my last and rarely have regrets.
I read about this test earlier today myself. Basically it is common sense if you are fat drink too much dont exercise and smoke guess what your gonna die soon. Damn and I needed a study to tell me that.
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lol.
oh well, Greg, another useless survey, in that sense.
But yes, important not to have regrets.
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