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Birth certificate

Birth certificate (Photo credit: maxim off)

The average fly lives about 21 days (or so they say, there are no birth or death certificates)

The average life of a Robin is about a year.  (I don’t know how they got that either)

The average life of a cow is between 7 and 15 years.  (unless the BBQ is up and running)

The average life of a horse is 25 to 30 years.  (see what people riding you will do?)

The elephant can live about 70 years.  (slowing down may be good for your health)

The average life of a human is about 77 years. (give or take a few miscreants)

Oaks average between 300 and 400 years.  (how many examples are needed to make the point?)

The end of life here is a given.  What happens after that is entirely up to you.

A death certificate is required as proof befor...

A death certificate is required as proof before some bereavement flights. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

How Much Longer Lord?


Russian male and female life expectancy from 1...

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You might think this post is a bit strange.  But if I say nothing, who will?

I have found myself considering the end of my life.  Where will I go to meet the Lord?  How long do I have left in this rotten place of sin?  How much longer must I be tested?  This is the reason for wondering about it.  How much longer can I expect to live?

So I looked up the stats on life expectancy in America.  I’m 58 this year.  When can I reasonably expect to go home?  My mom and dad lived into their early 80’s.  So genetically, I can expect to live quite a while longer.  Dang!  I was kind of hoping it would be less than a year or two.  Frankly, I would have been satisfied with a couple days.

I know I haven’t achieved much of anything, in the way of serving the Lord or men.  But I’m tired now.  The world is quickly disintegrating in this decade.  And I fear for man for what is surely to come in just a short couple years.

So how long are men living in America?  About 78 years, on average.  For those of us who hate math, that’s another 20 years for me.  Sigh.