2007-06-28 02:57:58 · 5 answers · asked by Shahid 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Correct! also as "those whom life kills slowly are known to live long..."
2007-06-28 03:11:51 · update #1
I assume you mean, "Those whom life kills slowly are known to live long..."
Well, Iife kills everyone. Death and taxes, right? So if life kills you slowly, you are by definition living a long life.
If life kills you quickly, you will, conversely, NOT live long.
Makes sense to me.
I guess they are trying to be philosophical by the implication that those who are cautious and conventional are being "slowly killed" and that is supposedly a bad thing. Well, I totally disagree. That is simply a way of disrespecting the way some people choose to live.
2007-06-28 03:09:26 · answer #1 · answered by greengo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The men in my family and in my husband's are and have been "creaking gates"
Every time they have the smallest thing wrong, which happens with monotonous regularity, they "take to their beds" and expect to be waited on by the women they outlive. In other words, they take greater care of themselves, they seek medical assistance when their womenfolk soldier on - that's why they live long!
2007-06-28 03:22:07 · answer #2 · answered by Veronica Alicia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well living is merely the slowest route to death. So I do agree.
2007-06-28 10:39:53 · answer #3 · answered by denten_007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that makes perfect sense. Thank you.
2007-06-28 12:26:34 · answer #4 · answered by Hot Coco Puff 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, that impies fate, and that I am not in control of how long I live, and I don't believe in that.
2007-06-28 03:03:56 · answer #5 · answered by outbaksean 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋