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I'd trade length of lifespan for quality in a heartbeat. Getting old is not very pleasant. I'm already starting to feel the creaks and decline merely in my mid
by onemoresoop 2y ago
I'd trade length of lifespan for quality in a heartbeat. Getting old is not very pleasant. I'm already starting to feel the creaks and decline merely in my mid 40. I'd love to have more time now but do have to work and when/if I will be able to retire I will be too worn out and lacking the desire to do the things I'd do know with that time. I'd be content to live healthily till say 65-70. My mom who is at that age is saying that she used to say the same thing when she was young but she no longer things like that. I guess we all do have some survival instinct kicking in no matter what we rationalize prior.
- r00fus 2y agoWhy does quality and lifespan have to be a dichotomy? In fact the more I think about it, living a quality lifestyle often leads to longer life (eating healthy, keeping fit, having meaningful friendships). Both my wife and I have signed the papers to decline extended life in a vegetative state and have confirmed our desires with our kids.
- shermantanktop 2y agoThe aging process will have the final word, but it’s a process. Nobody is healthy one day and in vegetative state the next. It’s a good idea to live a healthy life, but you are merely shifting the odds. Many a health nut has hit 60 and found themselves with new problems every year, and each one is a small thing, but it adds up.
- amanaplanacanal 2y agoI'm 67, and I'm sure as hell not ready to go yet. Of course, anybody could go at any time, so live while you can!