do you still wanna live above 90 years?

Philippines
July 1, 2009 7:22am CST
I consider myself mediocre, average when it comes to socializing. I don't get out of my way just to say Hi or introduce myself to a stranger in a party. I'm just not built that way. Now, there's a study I read that people who have an outgoing personality live to a ripe old age of 100. Whew that's old!... Do I even want to reach that age? I don't think I have that outgoing personality anyway,so maybe I'll die young. Thinking things through, wouldn't that be exhausting and more depressing living when all your loved ones were gone after you?
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14 responses
@russso (1693)
• Philippines
1 Jul 09
I don't want to live above 90 years old. My grandmother from my mom's side is 95 years old and she's still alive. I don't want to be like that. Sure, she still reads the newspaper without reading glasses and her memory is still sharp. She still goes to the supermarket. She still walks around her house. It may sound like an achievement, but I don't want to live that long. I think I'd be too tired already. All her friends have already passed away and she is the only left who's alive.
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• Philippines
1 Jul 09
well lucky for her that she was still able to do the old stuffs. aside from the health problems associated with being old, it may also increase the worrying and concerns of young siblings.it would seem that everybody would be looking after you and that you can't do things independently anymore.i always want my liberty amomg other things.
@pratheep87 (1227)
• India
2 Jul 09
I dont want live that much year. But due to new technology in medical the average life time of person has increased. I think you like to earn till 100 years All the best of you.
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@subha12 (18441)
• India
2 Jul 09
no not at all. I never wanted to live longer. There are lot more problem in life.I sometimes think its too much.
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@lexus54 (3572)
• Singapore
2 Jul 09
In the past few years, two of my relatives on my wife's side passed away, but both of them lived till they were 100 years old. I've been seeing them over the years and note that they didn't quite enjoy the quality of life at their age. They were old, frail, hardly could walk unaided, had to live on a simple diet, was taking lots of medicine and was housebound all the time, either in bed or on a wheelchair. My mother-in-law who is 88 this year, is staying with me. She is also weak, frail, can't walk long distances without panting and needs to be with someone all the time. My own mother who is 89 this year is in a similar situation, and much of the time, she is sitting on a wheelchair. So even in their late 80s, their quality of life has already dropped compared to someone in their 60s or 70s. Having seen what old age is like, I would not like to live that old, till above 90 years, maybe at most till 80s. The best is when it is time to go, I can go quickly and peacefully.
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• Philippines
2 Jul 09
it depends, if my family want to live me, i want to live more on that 90 years
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@bulzika (279)
• Dominican Republic
2 Jul 09
The main thing is not how long you live, but how you live. 20 years of life with full of happyness and love is better than 90 years of lonelyness. Everyone should live there lives as it's there last
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@smartx (319)
• India
1 Jul 09
Outgoing , sharing things and socializing do make you mentally stable in the sense you can share what happens to you and you feel relieved .In turn staying alone adds stress and depression which in turn costs you your health . But I dont now whether this is the reason .Yeah even I dont wish to live long but i do want to a small stress free life..
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@dreamr802 (985)
• United States
2 Jul 09
I personally wouldn't mind living until I was in my 90's as long as I was able to take care of myself. Like if I had to live in a nursing home or something that is fine but I would want to be able to take care of myself and be able to move about and read or whatnot. If I can't do that stuff I don't know how much longer I would want to live. The problem is that I am very independent.
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@Wizzywig (7847)
1 Jul 09
I think it depends on how physically able one is in old age. If I could still get about and take care of myself independently I wouldn't mind going for the century. If someone has an outgoing personality, they will probably have plenty of people around however long they live because they'll keep making new friends. I wouldn't want to outlive my sons though.
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@EliteUser (3964)
• Australia
28 Sep 09
Hey, Yes of course, I have always wanted to live above 100 years when I was younger. My goal was to make it to 100 years. I'm not exactly sure if I am going to actually reach it, I think the world will end by the time that happens. Make sure you have a good day, God bless and Happy Lotting!!
• Indonesia
2 Jul 09
i wanna use the time that God has gave it to me, whether it would be 50, 60, 90, or even 100 years old. just hoping that day i still have a rich life where i'm surrounded by many people that i care about, specially my family and my closest ones. our age can be old, but we still have a young spirit to keep on moving in this life with vary of moments. but-but in a second thoughts lol..i don't know it yet lol i will just continue my life, working, travelling, playing, lol well anything just to enjoy my life and make it meaningful.. still it would be sad if we're the only one who still alive at that age..
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@jugsjugs (12967)
1 Jul 09
I am also the same as you as in an out going person and a small build.I would not want to live until i was 90 years old as i think that being old is not always nice.With age comes health problems and i have alot of those now,so i would prefer to die alot younger and have a healthier life.Happy Mylotting.
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@AndrewBoi (369)
• Philippines
2 Jul 09
yes, I wanna live healthy and reach 90 yrs old. I wanna see how the world looks like in the future. Of course! I wanna see my grandchildren. The problem is, as we get older, our body becomes weaker. I wanna be robot so I can live forever. LOL
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• Philippines
2 Jul 09
Of course I want to live above 90 years, that is if I can still walk, and be somehow still productive. Otherwise, I don't want to have a prolonged age if I will be bedridden for many years. Me either, I'm average when it comes to socializing. In fact, I can only speak this much in the internet, but when meeting people face to face, I speak a little. I don't think being average, or being a less social individual will make you die young. Having no peace of mind, I believe will reduce your longevity. So keep cheering for yourself and stay happy. I believe that's the key to long life.