Forget about predicting death. No one has done it ever. When you take out accidents, sudden health issues, murders, earthquakes, tsunami etc., out of the equation, things begin to look predictable. Even then, no one lives forever. Depending on the living conditions, availability of medical care, support system, current physical and mental health etc. most humans have a life span of 60 to 80 years. There are outliers on either side but they are a minority. Majority call it a day in between their 60th and 80th birthdays.
Global average life span is around 71 years and in India, it is 67 years. If you are in peak health and optimistic, add 10 years to it. If you are not, there is no point in hoping to live longer than the average. You do the simple math, you will know how much time is left for you. Now what? You can plan how to spend those last years.
What are your responsibilities towards your family? Everyone has to leave behind their family one fine day. Since you know how much time is left, you can plan things better and make your departure easy for your dependents.
What you liked to do most? You don't have infinite time to do them. Now is the time to make it a priority and enjoy doing it.
What is left out unchecked in your wish list? What is needed to accomplish it before you reach your end? If you can check it before time, there would be less repents in your life.
My apologies if this blog post sounded pessimistic. My idea is not to make you optimistic either. I want you to be more realistic. If we don't do this simple exercise, we tend to live as if we are going to live forever. And our expectations from life become infinite. When we are bound by time, we become practical and realistic. We get an idea of what is possible in the available time frame. That helps us live our life in an awareness.
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