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re: How old does a person have to be for their death to not be so sad?
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:59 am to GaryMyMan
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:59 am to GaryMyMan
There is no set age. I would say when a person has become content and is happy. You could attain this at 40 or 80 or possibly, and likely, never. I would say that it is difficult to reach the maturity level necessary to truly become content before turning 40.
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Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:06 am to Tiger1242
I think part of it really depends on the person. If I were to die tomorrow, it would be sad for my friends and family, but I'm not married and don't have kids so I'm not really leaving anyone behind. My sister, however, just a few years younger than me, is still a newlywed and they are expecting their first child. If something happened to her, it would be, for lack of a better term, more sad.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:14 am to OldSouth
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I think about this a lot. I'd like a good 10 years after retirement. Then again, I'm often amazed at the design of it all. That is, when you get to a certain age, you've seen it all and seems to be getting worse, so you're just ready to move on.
This is a depressing post. There is no design of it all, certainly not one that leads normal, functioning people living in comfort to believe we have seen it all and that it seems to be getting worse. Especially in this era of unprecedented advancement.
If you feel this way, with conviction, you are ready for death, in my opinion.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:28 am to Epic Cajun
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Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:34 am to The Third Leg
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There is no design of it all
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This is a depressing post.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:39 am to OldSouth
I like your style. We see what we see.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:46 am to Tiger1242
Like 40ish
Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:48 am to goldenbadger08
I have a really convoluted theory about this but it's far too long for me to type out. It basically comes down to how the person used the amount of time they were here for me.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:50 am to Tiger1242
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Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:54 am to Tiger1242
My mother passed away on Feb. 19 at age 88. My 92-year-old father outlived her by 10 weeks, passing away this past May 12. Both had been in terrible health for the last 3-4 years of their lives, and their deaths came as a relief to us all. It made me think hard about the wisdom–make that sanity–of unnecessarily prolonging life.
But maybe age isn't the determining factor. Maybe it's just quality of life. Anyway, the death of a person who's quality of life is nil ... is hardly a sad event, in my opinion.
But maybe age isn't the determining factor. Maybe it's just quality of life. Anyway, the death of a person who's quality of life is nil ... is hardly a sad event, in my opinion.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 12:05 pm to Tiger1242
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How old does a person have to be for their death to not be so sad?
Depends. How old are you?
Posted on 6/5/14 at 12:09 pm to Tiger1242
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How old does a person have to be for their death to not be so sad?
Depends on how much money they are leaving behind..
Posted on 6/5/14 at 12:11 pm to Catman88
Most of y'all are way off. If you make 60 that's a solid run.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 12:14 pm to Tiger1242
These days, 80. Any thing before that seems young. I'm sure in 50 years 80 will seem young.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 12:19 pm to jmtigers
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Most of y'all are way off. If you make 60 that's a solid run.
I think you're way off. My Dad makes 60 in August. I would be absolutely devastated if he didn't make it at least another 20 years.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 12:33 pm to goldenbadger08
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Like 40ish
dafuq?
You mean a mother/father of kids who could easily be less than 10 years old?!
Posted on 6/5/14 at 12:33 pm to Tiger1242
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Posted on 6/5/14 at 12:35 pm to Tiger1242
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death is not the end
time is a flat circle
death is not the end
time is a flat circle
Posted on 6/5/14 at 12:43 pm to Pettifogger
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I think it depends on the vitality of the person.
An 85 year old man who was vibrant and played golf weekly dying is different than a 70 year old man who had been in bad shape for years.
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