How old do you want to live to be?
After going to a funeral in north-central Mississippi, I decided to post this topic, since I got to thinking about death.
Personally, I only want to live up until I'm 70. Anything beyond that is too old for me, and it would be very saddening for me not to be able to do the things I once was able to. Thus, I'd rather die sooner than later.
I know this could potentially be seen as selfish and cruel, since I'd be leaving behind family, but I can't help it. Old age really frightens me.
How about you guys? How long do you want to live?
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At this stage, to those of us in ours 20s and 30s, old age represents the unknown, and we fear the unknown. But once there, you realize that you have grandchildren to enjoy, close friends whom you've known for decades, and an easy, relaxing lifestyle.
Poor health can happen to anyone, at any age, and tragic old-age-related syndromes such as alzheimers should not define old age in general. We should not be defined by how we die, rather how we've lived - and old age is still life nonetheless.
Bring it on.
If you don't live well into old age then retirement funding does get much cheaper, though.
Well myself I plan on being raptured out of here really soon. Which the way things look wont be long
Care to elaborate? I'm curious.
It can certainly feel like the end of the world if you don't put everything in perspective.
Doug - Christ will come like a thief in the night and NOBODY will expect it. The fact that you (and many others) do right now, probably means it's not going to happen yet.
Now, a somewhat more scientific approach to this might be involving heredity. My mother's side tends to live significantly longer than my father's side (average 80-85 years on my mother's side vs. roughly 60-65 years on my father's side). That said, assuming death of natural causes exclusive of diseases, cancers, etc., I should rightly live to see around 70 or so. However, one cannot rule out the possibility that I may only live to see 31 (my uncle (my father's youngest brother), 1954-1985), or that I live to see 110 (I believe it was my maternal great-great-grandfather, 1865-1975).
Doug - Christ will come like a thief in the night and NOBODY will expect it. The fact that you (and many others) do right now, probably means it's not going to happen yet.
I completely agree. The Bible says he will come when we least expect it.
Doug - Christ will come like a thief in the night and NOBODY will expect it. The fact that you (and many others) do right now, probably means it's not going to happen yet.
I completely agree. The Bible says he will come when we least expect it.
I don't know how long I want to live. I've never been one to think about that kind of thing. That being said, God will decide when it is my time. I do however look at the "thief in the night" concept a little differently. I think that to believe that Christ is coming soon is very reasonable. No one will know the exact day or time, and he will be gone before you notice he was here. That is more along the lines of how I would interpret that line.
But it's misguided to make plans for the future as if you, or your children, won't be around to see old age.
Christians 1700 years ago felt like it was the end of the world, too.
Heck, the Jews were waiting 4,000 years before Christ arrived in the first place.
No matter how bad things look now...empires have fallen without it truly being the end of the world.
We could be in for a much longer wait than anyone anticipates. (Though I would very happy if I was wrong)
Being old isn't the same as life stops, my 93-year old neighbour* is at better health than me (and I'm 35).
*Who btw is the grandfather of the famous norwegian alpinist Aksel Lund Svindal.
Don't get me wrong, Ross. We should live like he's coming TODAY...every day.
But it's misguided to make plans for the future as if you, or your children, won't be around to see old age.
Christians 1700 years ago felt like it was the end of the world, too.
Heck, the Jews were waiting 4,000 years before Christ arrived in the first place.
No matter how bad things look now...empires have fallen without it truly being the end of the world.
We could be in for a much longer wait than anyone anticipates. (Though I would very happy if I was wrong)
true no one knows the day or the hour but Jesus himself said you will know when its right at the door step. Israel is the key only until they became a nation could the countdown begin. Those that study the bible know that right before the 7 year peace treaty is signed Jesus yanks us out of here.
The fuse already has been lit in the middle east , either there will be a all out war very very soon or a peace treaty.
I want to be the oldest SOB around like I mean 120 although only if I still have my mind if I get something that robs me of my mind then its time to go for a walk to the woods.
I did some research on my fathers side of the family back a couple of months ago with ancestry.com anyways the odds of me living that long are eaither really good or really bad my great great great grandfather lived to be 91-92 and died of "sinility" although he was a baker for over 60 years my great great grandfather lived to be 40-41 and died of "a perforation of the left side of heart" (heart attack) my great grandfather took a toaster to the bath with him at like late 70's after his wife died , grandfather lived to be I think early 80's and died of a massive heart attack and stroke in his house, father is still kicking and turned 62 on the 10t he's also had a minor heart attack 2 or 3 years ago, I guess its a good thing I don't get angry easy.