My Bubbie lived to 104, which is probably a little too old to consider a ripe old age, because she had already started to turn. I still say she died young.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Old age is just a record of one's whole life.
I'm not bothered by the idea of getting old, or I guess you could say by having arrived at old. I was 10 when my mom turned 55. For 1955, she was a very old mom.
In 1820, the average lifespan was just 26 years. Twenty-six years!
I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain age one stands still and stagnates.
Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk.
My grandmother lived to 104 years old, and part of her success was she woke up every morning to a brand new day. She said every morning is a new gift. Her favorite hobby was collecting birthdays.
Seventy years old! How did that happen? I was part of the generation that wasn't going to die.
They that have lived a single day have lived an age.
My mother just died at 103, so that's a start. You should live 20 years longer than your parents.
How young can you die of old age?