How old do you want to live to?

United States
April 17, 2007 10:36pm CST
I want to live until I'm about 103 years old. The longer I live the better. The reason why I want to live for so long is because I want to see the future and see how much things have change since I entered this world and began to think for myself. I was always one of those techno geeks who loves electronics, and so I want to live to see the day when cars fly and man discovers life on a faraway planet using sophisticated technology that can only be seen in the Star Wars movie.
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@Jennifer21 (2476)
• United States
18 Apr 07
I would hate to live to 103 years old. I don't want to get old at all. I hope I die in my 60's, that way I can live to see my children and my granchildren (that is if my children have children by the age of 20 or so). I do not want to have wrinkles and old people problems, like peeing your pants and such. I don't want arthreitis, osteoperosis, alseimers, such like that. I just want to get old enough to see my grandchildren and die happily with my husband at the age of 60-70. That would be a fine age to die.
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• United States
18 Apr 07
Yes, living to the fullest is the way to go. You only exist for so many years before you seize to exist.
@neerajm (110)
• India
18 Apr 07
yes this is a good question i would like to live upto the age i am fit enough to cary out my own work myself,i would never think of being dependent on others,it is not in my hand but my wish is to live upto the age of 65.
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@suju15 (184)
• India
18 Apr 07
From what I can gather right now, age brings hardships in some form or the other.As, for myself, I would be happy to go from this earth, after my girls settle down in family, and career. As far as you are concerned, its hats off to you, if you can really be around for that long with the same desire. All the best.
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@Melody1 (967)
• India
18 Apr 07
If given a chance no one would like to die at all.But that's not possible.Is it? I would like to live as long as I am fit and self dependant.It could be 60,70 or even more.Though my horoscope says I do not have a long life. But then its the quality of life too which one should opt for.Living a long life unwanted,unproductive,unhealthy,unloved....doesn't make sense.I would like my rest of life (even if a little shorter)to be full of little,li'l happiness,lots and lots of love,care,beautiful moments with my loved ones,seeing my both daughters on the right path to their dreams and goals,their health and happiness....oh,the list is endless. But I want to die before any of my loved ones.
• United States
18 Apr 07
Don't trust too much in the horoscope, they can be wrong sometimes.
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@Melody1 (967)
• India
21 Apr 07
I know that my friend.Thanks for the wise words.:-)
@femimi (872)
• Indonesia
18 Apr 07
I want to live until I can see my kids growing up and mature enough. So it depends to my kids then :)
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@ergg78 (344)
• Malaysia
18 Apr 07
hmmm.. 103 years?? I wish i could live forever. :D But of course, we are living in a real world today. We wish but up to our own imagination only. Yeap, as far and as longer as possible. Being specific with age is hard for me. 100 would be awesome too. Everyone would like to stay as long as they can. I could never think of dying young. I want to watch my kids grow and have their own kids (if i have one).. i would like to see how the future will be different from today. Etc, etc.. But it's obvious that, the more longer we live, the more we suffer too. Prepare yourself a place in heaven and you will live forever. ^__^_v
• United States
18 Apr 07
HAHA, I've already secured my place for the future. I'm gonna build myself a freezing machine and freeze myself, then when I wake up I could live in the future! Like Austin Power.
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@ergg78 (344)
• Malaysia
18 Apr 07
yeaaah.. good for you.
• Brazil
26 Apr 07
I want to live until Im old enough to have done all I wanted to do in life, yet not until I become a useles nappy-wearing geezer who needs viagra. --------------------- Corripe Cervisiam!!! -JCM-
@KissThis (3003)
• United States
18 Apr 07
This discussion reminds me of something my sisters husbands grandmother once said. She was telling us one day that she wanted to live till she was a hundred. When she hit about ninety her health had started to fail her. She could barely walk because she had taken a fall which broke her hip. Her eye sight was almost completely gone. On her ninety second birthday she told everyone that if she knew her health would be this bad then she didn't want to live till she made it to ninety. I guess the moral of the story is Beware of what you are wishing for, you might not get exactly what you want.
• United States
18 Apr 07
Ehh, that just sounds really bad. Of course suffering is always a painful thing and as harsh as it sounds, dying is sometimes the better option. But I'm still determined to see the future of humanity unfolds.
@sallyxu126 (1184)
• China
18 Apr 07
88 years old, I think . I don't want to live in this world too long . I think I should leave the room to young ones :)
• United States
18 Apr 07
HAHA you're too kind then. I'll be one those people taking up extra oxygen.
@pan_pan (30)
• China
19 Apr 07
every people has its own destiny, so what only we can do is follow arrangement of fate. No one knows how long he can live, and we should take everyday fully, if some day i disable, i prefer to die.
@bunalice (315)
• China
27 Apr 07
I want to live until I am about 70 years old.I think it is enough for me.I can make mylife colorful before 70 years old.I will make myself much happy.Do lots of things what I want to.I do not want to live too long,because I am afraid that I have nothing to do when I am too old.
• London, England
20 Apr 07
I want to live till I am 79 years old,so I still die young, before I become an Octagenarian or a Nonagenarian.
• Philippines
20 Apr 07
if given the chance at least 85 years old, by that time i can see my children getting married and have grandchildren, i wanted to guide them and be their counsellor. I also want my children settled down and have decent life.
• India
19 Apr 07
First of all i have to say god bless you for your ambition. See when you born god had decided up to how long you have to leave. we cant over come that. what god proposed should be happend in the life.so belive in god and make a piece ful life. i hope you will leave up to 150 years
• Indonesia
19 Apr 07
80 Years or more, I don't want to become burden to my children. But for sure as long as God allows me to breath these free air.
@zjenikka (292)
• Philippines
19 Apr 07
How I wish I am like you who wants to live longer as 103 years old. Unfortunately I do not want to live that long because base from my observations with my grandparents it is already very hard to live very very old...you are already weak, tired, fragile and sickly... Considering those hardships, I do not want my family member to suffer as well - - To suffer in a way that they have to take care of me and that if too old, is very hard for them too. It is very hard for both parties. But if it is God's will how can I not fulfill it.
@musu112 (528)
• United States
19 Apr 07
I have never thought for the count of years how many would I live alive, but ya I really do feel deep inside to fulfill all my ambitions in life, would give each and everything, every facilities to my parents, my hubby and my kids(although I dont have any till now).....LOL But I personally I feel that I dont go out of this world until I give everything to all my beloved ones.....as much as I can.....
• Egypt
19 Apr 07
103 is so hight ... haha i want only 99 years
• China
19 Apr 07
60 i think.Then i can just tell others what to do not be told what to do.
@nujrem20 (63)
• United States
19 Apr 07
I want to until Jesus Crist come back!..ahahaha!!But not old i want to live but im still young!about 20+!!hehe!!