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Monday, May 15, 2006

Immortality

I recently picked a new primary care physician. After two visits and
exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing "fairly well" for my age. A
little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking him, "Do
you think I'll live to be 80?"

He asked, "Well, do you smoke tobacco or drink beer/wine?"

"Oh no," I replied. "I've never done either."

Then he asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?"

I said "No, I've heard that all red meat is very unhealthy!"

"Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, sailing,
ballooning, or rock climbing ?"

"No, I don't," I said.

He said, "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or sexually fool around?"

"No," I said. "I've never done any of those things."

He looked at me and said, "Then why do you give a shit if you live to be
80?"

1 Comments:

  • That's the tradeoff isn't it? You can't push the limits if you expect to live that long and if you do live that long, you aren't going to push the limits.

    Maybe that's why I'm in a line where I get to play God. A chance to live foever by pushing the limits. Can't get any better than that.

    By Blogger Kamigoroshi, at 9:12 AM  

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