tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post116630949866904468..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Do you want to live to a hundred?byron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-29161813820020586622007-04-22T13:32:00.000+01:002007-04-22T13:32:00.000+01:00"You can live to be a hundred if you give up all t..."You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred." - Woody Allenbyron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1166500166919056962006-12-19T03:49:00.000+00:002006-12-19T03:49:00.000+00:00Thanks for the good wishes on my resolutions, Byro...Thanks for the good wishes on my resolutions, Byron. I had one friend tell me that my desire for longevity is a control issue. But I know and have accepted that no matter when I die my work will be unfinished. I have twice (that I know of) come very close to death. Most dramatically was in 1984 about this time of year when I was stabbed twice in a mugging. I tried then to trust in God for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1166490998779472182006-12-19T01:16:00.000+00:002006-12-19T01:16:00.000+00:00Thanks for all these reflections - keep them comin...Thanks for all these reflections - keep them coming. I asked the question because I was reading a book the other day that said that this question was often a good diagnostic question to check whether patients with serious illness have a secret deathwish (!) that might undermine their will to fight their sickness. Not saying that those who said 'no' fall into this category, but might be worth byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1166460829860803892006-12-18T16:53:00.000+00:002006-12-18T16:53:00.000+00:00Not really. But after reflection, there is a lot I...Not really. <BR/><BR/>But after reflection, there is a lot I could do with a hundered years. <BR/><BR/>I am not real keen on having my life extended medically though - and I have an aversion to doctors. So if I make it past 90 it will be just cause I'm too stubborn to die naturally.One of Freedomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479227411431959461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1166419999747823152006-12-18T05:33:00.000+00:002006-12-18T05:33:00.000+00:00Yes, as long you dear one make it to 104 : )Yes, as long you dear one make it to 104 : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1166397215075935142006-12-17T23:13:00.000+00:002006-12-17T23:13:00.000+00:00noafter reflection...no wayno<BR/><BR/>after reflection...no wayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1166396501963632742006-12-17T23:08:00.000+00:002006-12-17T23:08:00.000+00:00No, No, a thousand times NO. However, longevity ru...No, No, a thousand times NO. However, longevity runs in my family. We have family members who have lived to 106 years of age. But for me, now way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1166394621668736112006-12-17T22:30:00.000+00:002006-12-17T22:30:00.000+00:00Incidentally, my own great-grandmother, a Serbian ...Incidentally, my own great-grandmother, a Serbian farmer, was still busily and cheerfully working on her little farm until the day she died, aged 96.Ben Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1166393361090816932006-12-17T22:09:00.000+00:002006-12-17T22:09:00.000+00:00Yes, yes and yes! Emphatically.Yes, yes and yes! Emphatically.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1166392590325914922006-12-17T21:56:00.000+00:002006-12-17T21:56:00.000+00:00At least. I have too much to get finished without ...At least. I have too much to get finished without a long life. Which is why my New Year's resolutions are to lose weight (fewer beers, Mike), get my cholesterol tested, and return to my lapsed exercise routine. I'll be 45 in April and am only 1/2 way through writing my second book!! And, because I married and had kids later, my oldest is not yet 12! I have to live long!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1166384761539075262006-12-17T19:46:00.000+00:002006-12-17T19:46:00.000+00:00i'm aiming for at least a hundred and twenty, so l...i'm aiming for at least a hundred and twenty, so long as i'm still functioning. <A HREF="http://play.rhapsody.com/harrynilsson/sonofschmilssonexpandededition/idratherbedead" REL="nofollow">"I'd rather be dead..."</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1166384608422920652006-12-17T19:43:00.000+00:002006-12-17T19:43:00.000+00:00No, and no, although I'm sure there'd be things to...No, and no, although I'm sure there'd be things to appreciate/be grateful for if I did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1166340244277853212006-12-17T07:24:00.000+00:002006-12-17T07:24:00.000+00:00Since I've oft been sung this song, I suppose so.Since I've oft been sung <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sto_lat" REL="nofollow">this song</A>, I suppose so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1166337648632512152006-12-17T06:40:00.000+00:002006-12-17T06:40:00.000+00:00Yes, definitely -- although 102 would be even bett...Yes, definitely -- although 102 would be even better.Ben Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1166327678941592522006-12-17T03:54:00.000+00:002006-12-17T03:54:00.000+00:00My gut reaction...?Yergh! Isn't this life hard eno...My gut reaction...?<BR/><BR/>Yergh! Isn't this life hard enough without dragging on with it?<BR/><BR/>Past the point when most of your family and friends have died.<BR/><BR/>Past the point when your body begins to degenerate rapidly and if it weren't for the miracles of modern medicine, you'd be in pain most of the time. <BR/><BR/>More and more years without meeting the Master face to face?<BR/><Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718789584926278773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1166311465352244502006-12-16T23:24:00.000+00:002006-12-16T23:24:00.000+00:00No.After reflection, maybe. I hate to admit it, bu...No.<BR/><BR/>After reflection, maybe. <BR/><BR/>I hate to admit it, but my reasons for consideration are to do with quality of life - a large part of me feels that I'd rather be dead (to this world) rather than lose my mind, memory, hearing, ability to enjoy life. Of course, if I'm still going strong and glorifying and serving God, then that would be ok.Mister Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08825856773085135599noreply@blogger.com