Would You Want To Live To Be A 100 ?
78100 Years Old and still kicking.
I may live to be the ripe old age of 100. Longevity is on my side from my mother's side of the family tree. My Great Grandmother lived to be 99 and my Grandfather was 96 when he passed away. As I see it, whether it is desirable to live that long all depends on the quality of life at that age. If I were to be bedridden and incapacitated, living off artificial lungs, fed my meals intravenously, and developing bedsores in a nursing home.....Hell no. Hello Dr Kivorkian.....would you drop by this afternoon...I have a job for you....do you think you could accidentally trip over that cord plugged into the wall over there?
At the same time if I'm much more forgetful than I already am (Early CRS (Can't Remember Shit)), I wouldn't probably know or care if I was alive at 100......so again....Hell no.
Bottom line for wanting to live to be any old age, be it 100 or 50 is the quality of life you enjoy at any age. I don't mean "I'm miserable, I hate my job, I hate my family, the Giants lost again." Those are all just temporary conditions...things that can change. You can get a new job, move to Tahiti away from the family, get divorced, and maybe one day your team will win the Superbowl. Yes your health can change too and there's a lot you can do now to help those chances. Diet, exercise, no drinking, safe sex, drive the speed limit......come to think of it, if I can't have my coffee, rum, and vices........again......Hell no.
A case for living a long life.
I'd like to live forever if I could function like I did when I was 18 years old. At 18 I thought I would feel like that forever. I couldn't imagine looking and feeling the way old people did. Actually when I was 18, old age was anyone over 40.....ahhh to be only 40 again!
Alas I'm in my mid 50's and the wear and tear on the old body is catching up with me more every year. And maybe it was the Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll from the 70's. I still would do it all over again with little exception, and would probably have partied even harder in my early 20's. I would have played sports at a higher level and sought to play at the professional level. If I could have only known then what I know now I would have gone after the homecoming queen, I didn't know she had the hots for me.
I wonder now as I write this what I'll be sitting and wishing I had done at this age when I'm in my 80's...provided I make it that far. Scary thing is none of us know right now that we'll be alive an hour from now. My best friend died a couple of years ago at the age of 50..in his sleep. That woke me up a bit to the fact we should live every day as if it were our last...because one day it will be. I know I get in a rut at times but his death has changed me.
Yes I want to live for a long time...as long as my health is good and my mind is still clicking. It would be nice if the sex drive and ability would stay with me. Hopefully I've invested wisely and will have enough money in retirement to live a modest lifestyle. Money isn't everything though...some of the happiest people are those who live far below the poverty level. Of all the things that are of importance to a long life...or even a short one for that matter....your health.
I've always said jokingly...well sort of....I want to live to be a hundred years old and die at the hands of a jealous husband, shot in the back as I'm crawling out his wife's bedroom window. What a way to go!!
I did it My Way
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Here's to miserable Bastards everywhere!!! Like I said...I am in this shape because of the way I lived my life....and I wouldn't have done it any other way.
Ah the 70s.. *waxing nostalgic* gimme a moment...{{{sigh}}}. Ok I'm back. If somebody would'a told us back in 1972 we'd be making these statements about our health now, we wouldn't've listened. Youth never do. So here we are.. Pass the Geritol and Tylenol and Could ya turn down that stereo... Lawrence Welk is on ferpetessake. sheesh.
LOL....you got it Candie....funny how as we got older our parents got smarter.
I read, "I wonder now as I write this what I'll be sitting and wishing I had done at this age when I'm in my 80's" and I thought...me at 80?! Now that's a scary thought! I never thought I would make it past 18, then when I did I thought, "Oh no, now I'll be alive forever!" Forever in those days was past 50! LOL!
K@ri....I know what you mean.....but when I was 18 people who were 65 WERE really old.....today they seem to be in better shape and such. The life expectancy average keeps getting higher....todays 50 is yesterdays 35 and so on.
I'd only want to live to 100 if you were there with me, Blue!
You know, you have a very good point there! Oh hell, I knew it! I'll end up being over 100 some day! Longevity lives in my family also! :D
As long as our sex life was still rockin the house cindy
K@ri. ..don't knock it ..beats the alternative. I forget what country singer it is that has a song that goes....we all want to go to heaven...but not right now.
always Blue, oops bell has gone
Duh BC....of course I scored...that's why he shot me!!
R,
Getting old has always been a big fear for me. I have, too often fancied the idea of an eternal life (ofcourse with the same zeal as if I was 18). But I guess, that's the way life has to be; enjoy the moment and be on it!
Thanks for this sweet li'l hub :).
Thanks again for stopping by.
I haven't thought about growing old for a long time. The last time I thought about it I decided I'm ready to go at 60. Now I'm not so sure. Great hub R, and thanks for sharing :D
Thanks Cris .... I value your opinion...It's not that many of us have a choice.....that's why I don't worry about it....when it's my time....it's my time....thankfully I've lived a full life....haven't held back....and have very few regrets.....
well i don't know about my body but my thought will me die
techie....the body and health are the determining factors for the will.
Great hub, and yes, I do want to, and fully intend to live to 100 and beyond.
We Baby Boomers are now among the ranks of Senior Citizens and America is already looking at "The Elders" in a whole new light.
They ain't seen nothin' yet ...
You got that right Con.....errrr...art...oh thanks for stopping in...and did you consider constant artisan????
I did, actually. It was a toss-up between the two. Artisan Walker finally made more sense to me ... and has a better ring to it.
Then Artisan Walker you shall be known!!
What a way to go indeed. I would never have guessed you were over 40. Long may you reign...! :)
Yep I'm definitely all for quality not quanitity.
*blushing*...thanks Lifebydesign...right now I feel 99...just got back from the gym...trying to keep that quality of life. Badcompany has inspired me to lose some weight and exercise more.
He's a smart guy Badcompany and he looks pretty good too. I would definitely listen to him.
Yeah...but don't tell him that it goes to his head...all of them.
lol. You're right, the guy's got enough on his plate I'm sure. Wouldn't want him to get a-head in the stakes yeh?
I never thought about being that old? You think I get more respect that way? There has been a lot of elder folks who would tell me that they're taking care of their parents. I was like....how old are you...err your parents? Its amazing how some of them are in great shape at the age of 90?!
Lifebydesign...there's two of badcompany rolling around in that head already.
May...not sure about more respect the older you get...our culture doesn't revere the old. Though as I get older my parents seem to get wiser.
Come to think of it, I don't get respect much from either the older or younger folks?! No one likes to listen anymore nowadays. Hmm...
May, you're another Rodney Dangerfield...you get no respect.
Have already lost my memory so won't know when I'm 100
That CRS is catching...worse that the swine flu.
I'm a lost cause already with CRS
Ahhhh...I forgot what I was going to say.
I dunno if I would want to live to be 100 years old. That's a long time and a lot of things that you have experienced.
Thanks for stopping by Eco....yes...but it means you have longer to do the things you always wanted to do.
I gave up the silly notion of dying and am living forever. What is there in death? ya can't talk with a stone for a tongue and ya can't praise a woman or God or sing and the fingers cannot write or paint and the love is gone with the worms. I'm livin' man.
Very elegantly put CC...did you see the way I wanted to go????
no. just one day at a time. and if its 100 years later...then, so be it.
I'm for at least a couple of hundred years more so I can learn some more interesting stuff about the universe!
Most of my direct ancestors lived well into their 80s and 90s. One grandma stuck around to 103. So in that respect, I'm still a youngster. Alas, the mirror doesn't agree. But I've already outlived several friends who dropped dead right after hitting 50, people I thought I'd hang out with in The Home.
But I'm with you, R. If I were 100 (or even 90) and bedridden, on life support, dribbling my food, then somebody better pull the plug. Otherwise, it's one day at a time for as many days as that may be.
Nice hub. ;D
The thing that worries me is that nearly every world leader is younger than me. Think about it, that is scary. What's the world coming to ,a bunch of kids running the place.
Am I Dead Yet?...this is a title made for you
earnest...a couple of hundred would just be a start.
JamaGenee...yeah, I had my best friend die at 50...know what you mean.
ag....the world keeps getting younger every year....or....is it we're getting older???
I like the way you expressed yourself here. Good hub! ~ Scott
Why thanks scottaye....you have a pretty good turn with words yourself :-)
Good health would definitely have a lot to do with it for me. I'll live as long as life would want me to as long as it was bearable and natural. That would make a good story, by the way, getting shot in the back by a jealous husband. You're somethin' else. Love Frank Sinotra. Haven't heard that song in a long time.
Hey Whiskey...good to see you here....hmmmm.....maybe a story.....
So you gonna write it for us maybe?
Definitely....maybe.....but I'm gonna need a muse!!!
Great Hub Blue. Well written, witty and unified.
I have some Live long genes as well, and that would probably be extended if I can tell Phil Morris to piss off.
Yeah trooper....that's a demon you have to tackle on your own....a tough one I hear. But well worth the try.
Great hub and Im already half way there woohooo buckle up baby lol( if I get the damn thing around my waist) shhhh...you kids crack me up so funny ,thats what the world needs ,more laughter!!!
its become way too gloomy , and why isnt the top 20 ( geeze do they still call it that?) happy music anymore
RB, I don't relish the thought of getting caught making love to any woman let alone a married one. LOL and I am not wanting to die by gunshot or any other method. If you have read my Flying Walrus hub you'd know I've already died once and guess who God is? check it out, you'll love it my man
Eaglekiwi....yeah...but this kid is 56....already half way there too!!.....and give me the music from the 70's
Charlie....if I had my choice of going that way or rotting in a hospital bed....guess what my friend....at least it would be swift and hopefully painless if he was a good shot.....not just a load of buckshot in my ass.
"Definitely....maybe.....but I'm gonna need a muse!!!"
Well, considerin' I want to hear that story real bad like, I'm game.
Oh ....now I guess I'm going to have to work on it....I promise.
Ive decided I wanna live to be 100 ,round figures attract me lol
also
every day above ground is a good one!
Eaglekiwi 100 is a great goal...as long as the body cooperates
Well done and what better way to finish your life than to go out with a bang! (Pun intended)
This made me think of an old woman who used to invite herself to my family's "meetings" with my great grandmother at the nursing home (she thought we were some committee). I think she was 98 or 99 and could move around better than most a fraction of her age, but her mind was a little... fuzzy. She kept insisting her little baby was going to be by for a visit. We thought it would be her grandchild or great-grandchild, so we all got a laugh when her 80 year old "baby" showed up. Now that I think about it, 80 is a baby if you're nearing 100! :)
LOL...yeah its all relative Azur/
I'd like to live to see my Hub score reach 100, LOL!
Seriously, no desire to reach that milestone. When my life ceases to have purpose and my friends have move on to greener pastures, I'll be asking God for la quenta por favor.
Back in my prime a lover and I made a specific plan for exiting this earth. We wanted to go out making love in a room filled with tubes and sauce (tubes = rigatoni). Now, my only concern is retaining a modicum of my dignity and not having all my organs fail in the end.
Great topic, R. MM
MM....looks like you've given this considerable thought and have a plan......tubes and sauce!!!
Personally I'd be happy to live as long as I have my health. The day I can't take care of my own self is the day I want to die. Will hate to be a burden on anyone.
Cashmere....those were my sentiments exactly.....
RB Enjoyed the hub. These are things we all think about. I can tell you, from one who is in her seventies, you are absolutely right about the "quality of life."
I am healthy, run a full time business alone, belong to a health club (workout 3 times a week) and just found out I have absolutely no plaque in my carotids, low cholesterol, and low blood pressure. These are the things you think about at my age.
I feel great and don't look too bad either. I'd like to live to 100, or more. Life is great!!
You go girl.... Glad you liked the hub. We're only as old as we feel.
I'm intrigued!
I am 52 a former pro dancer, studio owner/instructor with legs to kill for. i hate looking in the mirror, crow's feet, age lines all around my mouth, roosterneck, sagging underarms... seems like i should be able to pull my skin up like a pair of pants, everything is freakin' wrinkled, even my knees. i have always been a normal weight, but after losing weight from stress and anxiety and hypothroid i just lost pound after pound...i have always had a good figure and look ok in clothes, thank god for clothes....i don't want my husband to see me naked and i am not going to. i wear only 3/4 lenght or long sleeve tops, i will never wear shorts or a swimsuit again. i hate, hate how i look, i get out of the tub and can't reach for my robe fast enough, i don't even want to look at myself, it's disgusting and i don't want to look at myself much longer....i really don't want to get older and i am trying to figure out the easiest way to go out.....overdose will probably be the answer for me since i am on a lot of drugs for bi-polar, insomnia, stress, ocd and the like. i just have to decide when.....
Sorry Cheryl, That's no reason to take the big dirt nap. Seems to me you're looking to take the selfish way out. How many others would your death affect......loved ones? Find a way to make your life meaningful by giving back to others. Find a cause.
I would love to if I still had the health. Death kind of scares me to think what there really is afterwards.
That's the whole thing....health.....heck I'd love to live to 3000 if I was able to have sex like I did when I was 18.
God, look who's come back from the dead!
Nah....I'm still dead.
No, I'd be too sick of the DWP ("welfare") long before then!!!
I enjoy your spin/ the way you write & I agree with you on this subject~~ Voted UP & AWESOME~~ thank you!
Tom Rubenoff 3 years ago
It's amazing how our perspective changes, isn't it? It's already too late for me to die young and leave a good looking cadaver. Screw aging gracefully, I say. I'm going to age like the miserable bastard I truly am!