Tuesday, August 9, 2011

No desire to live past 100 anymore, are you feeling this as well?

I used to dream about one day surping the record for longest verified human lifespan set by Jeanne Calment (she was 122 when she died), but am now beginning to feel what the point of that would be (everyone has bouts of depression and being that old would inevitably result in more feelings of loneliness and probably helplessness as well). This depression would undoubtedly be exacerbated with the ping of your spouse (what are the odds of both you and your life partner becoming centenarians?). I suppose constant attention from friends and relatives (uming you haven't developed dementia and need this sort of stimulation) might keep you reasonably cheerful, but they ultimately have lives of their own and other commitments. A dog, on the other hand, will dedicate everything to you (but they would have to replaced at least every 20 years, unfortunately). And then, there is God?

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