When Will I Die?
When will I die? That is a question which came up this afternoon when I was talking to some of the teens at the academy. (I know, a morbid discussion...much more so than the "Is anyone really free?" discussion!)Don't ask me how it got started. But I told them they should check out Death Clock, which will ask you when you were born, how tall/heavy you are, and a couple other questions, and then give you a clock, that shows you your predicted death date, and a countdown of your "seconds remaining". My death date is estimated sometime in 2041.
But, it can be a bit disconcerting to sit there and watch the seconds ticking down. Tick tick tick...
It reminded me of a couple things. One was the blog entry Brian posted: What Do We Want To Be Remembered For.
The other was something I wrote a couple years ago, after attending Mike McCollister's funeral:
The Only Thing
Running on in terror from the day of our demise
On the treadmill of life's sorrows each day quickly flies
In all our troubles, we're seeking a reason
We’re grasping straws, seeking hope for a season
Knowing death drives onward like a runaway train
And will crush us some dread day with sorrow and with pain
The only thing in life worth living for is
The only thing in life worth dying for is
The only One who took my death so I could
Come die with Him and live forever
Hanging on a cross that He had lived His whole life for
Having found a reason that was worth dying for
In all the world you are the reason
His death required by your own treason
In His death He's calling "Take your cross and follow Me
Lose your life and die with me and live eternally."
Better to go to a house of mourning
Than to go to a house of feasting,
For death is the destiny of every man;
The living should take this to heart.
Posted On May 22, 2006 at 2:33 PM
On May 23, 2006 WOW wrote: Did you try clicking the Death Clock without changing the information you gave it? Amazing how many different dates you can get with the same info. If I put pessimistic or sadistic, then my time has gone by. If I am normal or optimistic, you may have to put up with me anywhere from age 79-96.
Doug Replied: well hopefully we'll "have to put up with" you for a looooooong time to come.
If I went with the sadistic setting, my time was already gone too.
I think its primary use is in pointing out dangers of overweight and smoking. It knows nothing about any other conditions - genetics, family history, illnesses (Auzzie thought he'd get to tell it about his Crohns, and it would tell him he didn't have much time left!)
On May 23, 2006 WOW wrote: It also apparently weighs the male/female answer quite heavily, because I am overweight and Mr. Physics is not and yet I get to live 5 or 6 years longer.
Doug Replied: you're right. I get five more years if I select "female".
Hardly seems fair.
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