Friday, February 3, 2012

Life Expectancy

The world we live in aint all that bad, all things considered.We still have enough natural beauty left to provide ample opportuntiy for rejoicing in the experience of nature, almost everyone agrees that war must be abolished, and we're at least starting to acknowledge our responsibility for properly managing the ecosystem.

Not only that, but people are living longer.In the United States alone are more than one hundred thousand people over the age of one hundred, and it is believed that the first person to reach one hundred fifty is already alive. And apparently, spectacularly, most of today's diseases will soon be cured.

For all this we should be grateful, and pleased with human achievement. How much longer will we live, or do we want to live? It all depends on the quality of life, of course.

Still, you would think, that there would come a point, at which anyone would be ready to die, mentally. A point at which the juices and energies of life start to taper and wane, bringing a sense of quiet resignation and acceptance.

A life span of a hundred years has a certain appeal. But beyond that...seems uncertain. It might be that we humans will be better off if we focus on quality of life, for everyone, and let  longevity take care of itself.

WE can devote our lives to knowing that those who descend from us will have a cleaner, less crowded, more prosperous and happy civilization on a planet covered in beauty; if we the currently living make it that way.

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