Just a querry: why new posts of this forum topic are not shown on the main page of TC? I can see all the other new posts there, mostly translation requests.
Would anyone know whether the moderator is screening? What are the criteria?

It’s just the way admin has set it up to pull topics on to the home page.
Only a few of the forum topics show there and Off-topic is not one of them.

Then it would be a pity. I wish that there could be more responses from different countries. We need input from people living in Turkey(of course), eastern Europe, Middle east, etc. It would be inspiring to know how people think about long life and their preparation for it.

I think ninja you will find either people enjoy or hate life in every country. Some plan for their future and some live for the moment.

I'm a little baffled by why you would be happy to only live another 5 years. Maybe you could explain a little more on this.

Sounds like Ninja (forgive me if I am wrong) is of the Live fast, die young and leave a pretty corpse mindset.

Actually, my parents are both past life expectancy in the US and they are doing well. Self-sufficient. Volunteers, play golf 3 times a week, active in their faith.

I think we need the older ones to help us see experience and faith in action. I would like to live to help my children raise their children in a Godly manner.

Thanks for your input, teaschip1 & suzieswimz.

Why I wish to live 5 more years...it's just a crazy thought. Not that I have serious problems in life nor wishing to die young and pretty.

I got this crazy thought as I paid my insurance and wondered that I have to pay much much more in order to secure my aged life which will begin 40 more years later. I think among the countries that have high life expectancy and "better"(just relatively saying, I assume) systems of living security, people all have to live in the present and at the same time strive and pay so much to prepare for the very long future...

What will you feel about this? Maybe in some of the more developed countries, elder people are taken good care by their governments or societies. At least they can foresee a blessed aged life. Yet there are some parts of the world that have quite different scenario. That is why I would like to know how people would choose, to live long or to live "long enough"?

How you enjoy your old age depends entirely on your health. I will be 70 this year and despite some minor aches and pains feel I will last another few years yet.On the other hand, yesterday I attended the funeral of a friend who died at 61 after many years of ill health.When you get old you begin to loose your faculties,the first usually your memory, the second your ehm the second ... sorry I seem to have forgotten what the next one was