Comments on: Question: What Age Is A Good Age To Die? http://www.powerofmortality.com/question-what-age-is-a-good-age-to-die The Power of Mortality™ - Living A Life That Is FEARLESS, FOCUSED, and FREE FROM REGRETS! by Patrick Mathieu, Motivational Speaker and Author Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:53:28 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Benz http://www.powerofmortality.com/question-what-age-is-a-good-age-to-die/comment-page-1#comment-1531 Benz Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:29:58 +0000 http://www.powerofmortality.com/question-what-age-is-a-good-age-to-die#comment-1531 65 is a good age. Old, yet not too old. Leave in your prime is what I think. 65 is a good age. Old, yet not too old. Leave in your prime is what I think.

]]> By: Bryan Timm http://www.powerofmortality.com/question-what-age-is-a-good-age-to-die/comment-page-1#comment-1522 Bryan Timm Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:13:16 +0000 http://www.powerofmortality.com/question-what-age-is-a-good-age-to-die#comment-1522 Hello Patrick, Very interesting and challenging life course you have chosen. Congrats! Obviously, I would like to live a long and happy life, but that being said, I think it is wise I think to be aware of and present to your own mortality - whether impending or seemingly far off in the future. This question brought to mind the perhaps cliche phrase "today is a good day to die" and a quick Google search yielded the following as the context for those words... "Tasunka Witko, Crazy Horse, was a holy man of the Lakota. He often rode into battle unafraid of the bullets whizzing past his horse. His words, "Today is a good day to die" are immortalized amongst the Lakota. His words epitomized the philosophy of the Indian people. Our lives are a circle just as the stars; the moon and the sun are circles. We are born, we live and we die. There were no greater prophets than Crazy Horse and the holy men and women of the many tribes of what is now America." Whether or not the above quote is historically accurate or not, I think I agree with the view that 'today should be a good day to die' and I do recall ironically uttering the same as I jumped off a bungee tower in Greece many years ago. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tim-giago/today-is-a-good-day-to-d_b_47789.html Hello Patrick,

Very interesting and challenging life course you have chosen. Congrats!

Obviously, I would like to live a long and happy life, but that being said, I think it is wise I think to be aware of and present to your own mortality – whether impending or seemingly far off in the future.

This question brought to mind the perhaps cliche phrase “today is a good day to die” and a quick Google search yielded the following as the context for those words…

“Tasunka Witko, Crazy Horse, was a holy man of the Lakota. He often rode into battle unafraid of the bullets whizzing past his horse. His words, “Today is a good day to die” are immortalized amongst the Lakota. His words epitomized the philosophy of the Indian people. Our lives are a circle just as the stars; the moon and the sun are circles. We are born, we live and we die. There were no greater prophets than Crazy Horse and the holy men and women of the many tribes of what is now America.”

Whether or not the above quote is historically accurate or not, I think I agree with the view that ‘today should be a good day to die’ and I do recall ironically uttering the same as I jumped off a bungee tower in Greece many years ago.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tim-giago/today-is-a-good-day-to-d_b_47789.html

]]> By: Valerie Lopez http://www.powerofmortality.com/question-what-age-is-a-good-age-to-die/comment-page-1#comment-1122 Valerie Lopez Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:48:06 +0000 http://www.powerofmortality.com/question-what-age-is-a-good-age-to-die#comment-1122 I have never thought about this one.Truth is I discovered I dont feel comfortable thinking about a certain age.Guess I am afraid. I have never thought about this one.Truth is I discovered I dont feel comfortable thinking about a certain age.Guess I am afraid.

]]> By: Meg Grace http://www.powerofmortality.com/question-what-age-is-a-good-age-to-die/comment-page-1#comment-1091 Meg Grace Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:27:44 +0000 http://www.powerofmortality.com/question-what-age-is-a-good-age-to-die#comment-1091 I've been reading some of Steven Levine's book, "A Year To Live, How To Live This Year As If It Were Your Last". Actually, I've stopped reading it because it is so intense and I needed a break. But the premise and the promise of the book is a deep understanding of one's own mortality – a good thing to have. Before I began reading this book, I would flippantly answer the question, "how long do you want to live?" with the answer "til I'm 100 years old". That's still my answer, but now that I am approaching 50 (in a little over a year), I know that more importantly, I want to live well today. Live in good health as much as possible. Live with happiness as a choice. Mostly, live consciously. So, my answer to your question "what is a good age to die?" - when you are ready. My wife's aunt and mother joined us on a trip to the beach in late September. Aunt T. had a fall 5 days after returning to her home. And she turned 84 years old. She had some recovery from the fall, then later was hospitalized with complications. She exercised power over her own life and asked that extreme measures not be taken to prolong her life. She said in a clear voice to the doctors and her grown children, "I'm ready." Her children and grandchildren gathered in her hospital room for a going away party. Chinese take-out was ordered and some wine shared. Two days later she died peacefully, surrounded by family. In her case 84 is a good age to die. She was ready. I wish that I am able to have that kind of conscious choice about my death and that I will be ready at whatever age I die. I’ve been reading some of Steven Levine’s book, “A Year To Live, How To Live This Year As If It Were Your Last”. Actually, I’ve stopped reading it because it is so intense and I needed a break. But the premise and the promise of the book is a deep understanding of one’s own mortality – a good thing to have.
Before I began reading this book, I would flippantly answer the question, “how long do you want to live?” with the answer “til I’m 100 years old”.
That’s still my answer, but now that I am approaching 50 (in a little over a year), I know that more importantly, I want to live well today. Live in good health as much as possible. Live with happiness as a choice. Mostly, live consciously.
So, my answer to your question “what is a good age to die?” – when you are ready.
My wife’s aunt and mother joined us on a trip to the beach in late September. Aunt T. had a fall 5 days after returning to her home. And she turned 84 years old. She had some recovery from the fall, then later was hospitalized with complications. She exercised power over her own life and asked that extreme measures not be taken to prolong her life. She said in a clear voice to the doctors and her grown children, “I’m ready.”
Her children and grandchildren gathered in her hospital room for a going away party. Chinese take-out was ordered and some wine shared. Two days later she died peacefully, surrounded by family.
In her case 84 is a good age to die. She was ready.
I wish that I am able to have that kind of conscious choice about my death and that I will be ready at whatever age I die.

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