Health
How many years will we live?
In 1900, the average American could expect to live 47 years. A century later that number had skyrocketed to 76 years-a 62% hike.
The question on everyone’s mind as they weigh their prospects on this earth: will that jump in longevity continue?
What is the likelihood you and I will live into our 90s-or more?
Dr. James Vaupel, the Executive Director of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research is universally considered to be one of the greatest authorities on longevity. Vaupel speculated in a speech three years ago, “A baby girl born in 2000 in Japan, Western Europe, North America, Australia, or New Zealand has a 50-50 chance of seeing the 22nd Century.”
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Friends
My parents were among the most social people I’ve ever experienced. They had tons of friends, from high school, college, work, and play. They lived their lives from age five on in the same town. They had bridge and poker clubs, the Elks Club, the PTA, the Masons and Eastern Star, the Tennis Club, high school reunions, and dance clubs.
They had so many caring, rich friendships from their first half of life, they didn’t need any more for the Second Half. Or so they thought.
By their last five years, and thanks to their own above average longevity, they had out-lived most all their good friends. At a time when my parents became less and less mobile, their friends had either passed away or moved to warmer climates…and out of their lives.