i was told this years ago,that we start to die the moment we are born?

Question

your thoughts on this.

Answer 1

I heard this too, years ago and I used to believe it. Since then I've changed my position on this. Now I believe that when we reach the age when cellular/tissue growth and regeneration begin to slow down, that is the moment we begin to die.

Answer 2

Well the brain cells that don't forge connections start to drop off and as we grow and brain is shaped by environment it becomes more and more fixed and then we start eating the wrong foods and drinking alcohol and taking drugs and getting stressed and smoking in a fashion suggestive of an interest in killing our brain cells off before their time and then we start to grow older and slower and develop alzheimers or dementia so basically I'd say we were dying from the day we were born and putting a damn good effort into it. I think it is because the most alive you can get is when you are the closest to death so maybe living is dying

Answer 3

Only half true really. The rate at which cells die does not overtake the rate at which new cells are created until we are a bit older - if that were the case we simply wouldn't grow!

Think about a tree: it loses dead bark and leaves even when it is a sapling, but that does not prevent it from growing.

The really philosophical part comes when you think about the fact that all of the neurons I had in my brain when I was 5 are now dead, yet 25 years on I can remember being 5...

Answer 4

Philosophically, this is kind of the "glass-is-half-empty/half-full" type of proverb. It depends on if you're a pessimist or a optimist because you could easily say that when we are born we only start to live the moment we are born. I personally believe we only start to live because you know nothing of the world, your mind isn't even beginning to comprehend the world or universe, and you haven't developed. How could this be the beginning stages of death?

Answer 5

Yep - it's true. If you think of your body as a machine in constant use, eventually the machine wears down. When a new car is sold, as soon as it leaves the showroom it's value has decreased and it is considered second-hand.

That is why we should grab each day and make sure that we make the most of it. Oh, what am I still doing here on the computer, I should go out and do something extraordinary!!!!

Answer 6

No you start to die when you have nothing better to do than sit at the park all day. When you are young stay in school, when you ae grown up stay at work, when you are senior do volunteer work, never idle!

Truth: My grandma is working at the Senior's Home taking care of seniors 10 years YOUNGER than her! She has her own business until she sold it and is still working part-time at a factory. She is 70+

Answer 7

I suppose if you think of one's life linearly from birth to death and giving it a particular number of days, your statement is correct.

However, our bodies don't start to deteriorate until around 25 years old.

That being said, we should embrace everyday and try to live life to the fullest, as it is precious and fleeting and should not be wasted.

Answer 8

we are in danger of death from we are born but i think it doesn't mean that we die at the same time we are born.if you think like this you can't be happy as it is a pessimistic opinion.it hurts your psicology.i believe that when we are born all the best things begin even all the danger of life.

Answer 9

so it goes that you dont physically start to deteriorate till around the mid 30s, but once anyone can formulate thoughts can start a soul death( lack of living) kinda thing,, and i've heard it said that he not busy being born is busy dieing,, its all in the eyes of thee beholder :):):)

Answer 10

That is a cynical half-truth, and a half-truth is a whole lie.
Life was meant to be enjoyed and not endured.
Don't let it ruin your day.

Who cares if the glass is half full or half empty.
I have to drink from my saucer because my cup runneth over.