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Originally Posted by Hitch
It's a bit like people with bad lifestyle habits, you know? (Not saying that this is you, at all, just...discussing...). They think if they smoke, or don't exercise, etc., that they'll just die younger. Pop their clogs at 60, or whatever.
But unfortunately, that's not what happens.
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LOL, no. That doesn't happen. I can remember my mom telling me that grandpa got told by the doctor that if he continued as he was doing (smoking like a chimney, not moving a muscle since retirement, and drinking more than is healthy) he wouldn't last another 5 years.
He continued, and lasted another 20. He eventually died in his sleep at 89.
I don't have any bad habits AFAIK, except not exercising enough since I've been working. Between work, courses, household, and commuting, there just aren't enough hours in the day except for Saturday and Sunday, but there are no martial arts classes on those days... (only at 18:00 or 19:00 on weekdays, and I can't manage that), and I hate stuff such as running or swimming.
Oh, and I do know one guy who just popped off: my father's neighbor, at 78. He maintained a complete vegetable garden (of 57x10m, same size as my father's garden), daily. One day in the summer he told my father: "I'm a bit tired. I'm going to lie down for a while. See you later." He set down his shovel, went inside, and 10 minutes later, we got the news he was dead. Just fell asleep on the couch and never woke up again.