Qualitative LifeQuantity of life sounds pretty good to me--I want to live a long time if God is willing. But quality outshines quantity for me. Would I rather have 20 years of struggling to get by and dealing with health issues where living was mostly a chore or would I prefer five years of the best life imaginable? I think I would opt for the latter, but even better would be the former quantity with an abundance of good times and continual new discoveries.
Life to me is worth living as long as I can enjoy it. The will to live is a strong one for just about anyone. Living however entails so much more than just breathing and the processes of other bodily functions. Pain or discomfort is not fun--not for the average person at least. If l can't enjoy or reasonably appreciate my life then what value does my life have.
The will to live is powerful though. A spark of hope resides in the infirm or unhealthy. Maybe a cure will be found. Maybe science will find a way to restore our diminished state to something more like how it was in a healthier youth. When sick we want to get better. Very few of us relish suffering. We want life, but we want a good life.
So that's what I'm shooting for--a good productive life. I want to travel, spend time with those I love, and do things that I enjoy doing. Quality for sure and quantity if that is what has been determined for me.
I look forward to the good life that is yet to come. I hope there is much of that life waiting ahead for me.
How long would you like to live? Do you think of your life as a happy one? What would you most like to have in order to improve the quality of your life?
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