We've turned longevity into a normal thing
Call it a freaky coincidence if you like, but I happened to run into one of Mr Calvin Cheng’s sayings around the time of the anniversary of Exercise Swift Lion, which took the life of a dear friend and one of his men in Wairau, New Zealand, back in 1997, when the barrel of the 155mm howitzer he was commanding exploded, killing him and the layer instantly.
Ancient societies revered the old because they had done what they were not supposed to – they survived despite the odds.Age, I’d be revered for making it to 48. Today, I’m wondering how I am going to spend the rest of the 40-plus years I may have left. Short of a freak accident, I’m probably going to see the decline of my body and mind and, somehow, what little I have left in my bank is going to have to last.
There are silver linings even in the historically low fertility rates that developed countries are seeing. There’s a reason why people are not having babies like they used to. Women, or the people who actually carry the babies, are discovering other things that give them fulfilment. And, although many people are not having babies, the ones that do get born are almost certain to see adulthood and live well into their old age.
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