I think the scary thing about watching people age and wither, is knowing that is the awaiting future.
71 is a lot. But they nearly all compound against one another, they are related. I see life this way, while some focus tightly, I look to see what is connected and can support each other to grow and strengthen. No skill is in a vacuum, no success is singular.
Growing old.... We can't escape from this
Death is the only way out :D
Apparently yes. Too bad we don't know what happens after because nobody ever returned to tell us lol. I wonder if it is so simple... Or maybe it is far beyond our understanding. Either way, we will all die, someday.
I take the "fade to black" approach and assume there is nothing after. If my eyes open in some way again past that, I will know I was wrong - but will also know I lived this life to the fullest.
To live life at the best of your abilities is the best thing that can be done