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In reply to the discussion: Does anybody else feel the stark realization [View all]PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,812 posts)I'm 71 myself. But I'm extraordinarily healthy. Never smoked. That's huge. I am a bit overweight, working on that, but not obese. No co-morbidities or chronic diseases. Which is apparently almost unheard of in someone my age. From what I see here no one over the age of 60 or so is healthy or has no underlying health issues. I wonder why?
And I am still a "the glass is half full" kind of person. Or more "the glass is 90% full". Yes, a lot of people will die, and that is truly unfortunate. But the vast majority will live.
As I said in another post, I think I'm beginning to understand why so many people buy lottery tickets. They look at the very tiny chance of winning and say, "YES! That's me!" But in this case, they look at the small chance of dying and say, "OMG! That's me!"
And people wonder why optimists live longer.