Memories of the 28th Century

Recently, a friend has been having serious medical problems. When I thought about his situation, I realized that he had been suffering from the problem for several years. One of the main problems was a tumor in one of his lungs; My father had a similar problem, and had a cough from it for several years, but he didn't have the medical people look into the matter. He and my friend both asserted that it was from age, and to both of them I pointed out that age does not cause any particular medical problems Age provides more opportunity for problems to develop, but the problem is not caused by age. There are medical problems that are commonly blamed on age; “age-related macular degeneration is one example. The relation with age is that it took time for the degeneration to develop. Heart disease, osteoporosis, aneurysms, and a wide variety of other conditions are often said to be related to age, and they may be age related, because they have have time to develop when people are older.

We all know that we will come to an end at some point, but there are many ways to do so. Old Tom Parr, who lived 152 years (he was born in 1483 and died inf there is a problem, then correct it. 1635). He died after being taken to London to be shown off. Up to about 120 years, people die from disease or falling apart, but after that people die from other things. Parr died from riding in a coach for a week, or so, and Li Ching-Yuen died peacefully at home after about 265 years.

Those two lasted as long as they did by correcting problems as they arose. That's what we all should do. Eventually, the human body will correct all problems, and after that, we have to depend on accidents and crime to get rid of people.

One of the most noted gerontologists, Aubrey De Grey opined in 2007 that the first person who would live to 1000 was alive then. We won't learn whether he was right for a few centuries, but it has been determined that the human body has the torrential fo living for a very long time.

There are several general principles. If there is a problem, then do something about it. The Medical profession is mostly composed of people who want to help others, and they will try to help you. Take care of yourself. And be careful. After all of those animalcules fail to kill you, there might be someone driving a car who decides that he or she thinks the world would be better without you. Age has nothing to do with it, but if you let yourself fall apart, that's your problem. Thee most difficult method for living a long time is something that most people don't believe; it's up to you. Your attitude toward your life and the continuance of it is something that you can decide.

The subconscious mind is like the operating system of a computer. It determines how things will work and what they will do. Like a computer, the conscious mind is the user interface, and it allows one to edit the subconscious mind.

There is a lot more to this subject, and many people can figure it out, and there are people around who might help.