Some people are lucky enough to have good genes. My family lives well into their 90's. I think a big part is physical and mental health, being surrounded by family and ones own dogma.

Great discussion/question - one of the best on Rewardia I reckon. I think achieving our goals goes a long way, not letting life's struggles boggle us down with negativity, being physically healthy which influences mental wellbeing, not comparing ourselves to others and following our own path and finally, viewing the world with a child like curiosity. But it's all personal at the end of the day. Its whatever makes you tick and everyone loves different things.

Get rich..

Not so sure about better, if you take care of yourself, eat healthily get enough exercise and sleep.

Walk to walk. Talk to talk. Only if your have your finance is readily available. Enjoy while you can. One more EAT while you can : ))

Chas you are so right , I think that once a person reaches a certain age, neither doctors nor hospitals give a hoot about your health. My husband had a bad fall, went to hospital, 3 cat scans,2 pats scans, and MRI and according to the hospital nothing was wrong, referred him towll Physio, Physio comes into play and starts jumping up and down I need a proper scan, well boy oh boy, she asked for the actual film and low and behold a shadow on his lung now its to and from hospitals for Radiation treatment, and same doctor says lucky we caught it early,

longer and better, why not?

Take life as it comes

Don't go near hospitals, aged care facilities, evil doctors, the governments...and stay away from greedy relatives - they all want you dead!

It’s not easy but I’m happy with my retirement

How yu gonna liv Jon?.... Day by Day

Do whatever makes you happy as long as it's not hurting anyone else.

living in the moment, and making the best out of every minute.

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According to Dr Greer the aliens are coming and then we will live forever...lol

Only God can decide when you get the call up. Yes living a good life and having a doing the right thing helps.

I asked this question in a discussion a few moons ago. Over it.

Noone gets out of this world alive!😱

I don’t want to live longer! Life is as it is. Good and long, bad and short, all the variations...god, how to make sure?! Only death is sure.

living a long life is not for me, living the good life that one is up to interpretation,

true AndzejEdited 24-Jul-23 17:59pm

Live for the moment

Just learn to enjoy what you have, then you will have both…..lol, always look on the bright side of things

Quality of life will decline for many more people until they reduce population growth. Australia is artificially increasing population through immigration. It needs to stop! Not enough housing and it's gonna send some people to a early grave. Government doesn't care.

Yay! More mundane work and struggling to keep up with society! Hooray! Seriously though...I'd like to enjoy the only experience here I will ever have. I don't see an enjoyable future for a number of reasons. Let me have a look around, have some fun and then get out of here peacefully.

I hope to be able to get about for as long as I live but each day I seem to encounter yet another problem that comes with advancing age. We are at the mercy of our genes unfortunately.

With the way the world is right now cost of living health care list goes on do I really want to live longer?

The covid vaccines, drugs, are killing off some people. I'm glad I never got that poison.

With this days society and cost of living who wants to live longer?

No one is living longer .Stats show the more people there are It will show people are living longer.

I want to experience things and not just live on existing

Exercise, even during the coldest weather, eat as healthily as you can afford to, just because you are on a Low or restricted income does Not mean you cannot eat food that is good for you and, NO a million times NO, I do not mean McDonald's, Hungry Jack's/Burger King, KFC or any of those Fat, Salt and Sugar infused joints! Have regular Health Checks, Blood tests by your GP for it is amazing the number of pssibly dangerous conditions which those tests can pick up at their earliest stages and a successful cure can result.

My mother-in-law used to say "I hope I don't have another birthday" - she was so restricted in what she could do so she lost the will to live.

BETTER

Having worked in aged and disability care for a very long time I have seen so much that I really do not want to live longer. A natural death is not a nice one so I hope to just slip away peacefully in my sleep.

I think we all have a clock when it comes too natural life expectancy jus keep the batteries fresh n charged n what will be will be

Yes I'm enjoying my life 42 years on the planet.

Yes enjoying life, more beer, more love, more of everything. At eighty does it mean only 3 more years to enjoy? Or can I set a new average?

Having already lived over the 83 mark as has hubby, we consider each day we stay healthy in body and mind as a bonus for us both.

Live better. Don't want to get old.

if i can't eat what i want and i have to bust my guts everyday to live over 80 i'd rather die now

I am not sure I want to live longer, better maybe but when my time is up I am not going to fight it I will just go with what ever happens. I have been happy and I have been sad in this life, mostly happy these days if outside interferences stay away. Been a hard life but my mistakes were mine and in hindsight I should have been wiser and gone with my instinct instead of my heart and the notion of changing things or some one. That never works. So no if the doctors say live longer for me it is a huge No thank you. I just hope one day things will improve and the wrongs will be righted but I am not holding my breathe as we all know we can wait a life time for justice to be served. So move on and live the best we can which is what I am doing because we can't change the past, never could sadly.

There was a news item recently about a nun who has passed away...I think she was 114...to pad out the news story they found some footage of her at her last birthday party...she blew out the candles..and clearly said, in front of a crowd of well wishers...when asked a question "I just want to die"...they clearly didn't notice in the editing...so they left that bit in there.......you only need to live as long as you are enjoying it.... Edited 24-Jul-23 13:17pm

Being sensible about what we eat, drink and do. My Mum (In UK) is 95, 96 in December this year. Her last Dr's visit said she had a strong and healthy heart. She rarely drank, never smoked, worked hard and I think that says a lot about her.

Living longer and healthier in my opinion

The biggest one to live a long healthy life is exercise. It will decrease your chances of getting things like cardiovascular and other diseases in the future. The second is diet. They say whole plant based foods are the best with meat and dairy kept to a minimum. Other factors such as environment can also help with mental health and wellbeing. There are many books on the topic of lifespan and healthspan.

Eat healthily, keep your body moving, and stay positive and happy no matter what your trials are. Remember birds begin and end the day with a song.

Eat good food and everything in moderation

Human life expectancy was once supposed to be 43 or something, so as it keeps getting higher things are getting worse for the planet as mensioned. And like the when I've nearly died 6 or so times already it's luck like mensioned. My plan was to never start Drugs to make me live longer.

I had the good fortune to sit next to a lady friend this evening who is 92. I asked how she is doing and she replied, “ I am doing great but just am so tired. I have to go to bed by 8:30/9:00 now.” She chuckled and so did I. She is just happy to be alive another day!

By being kind ,generous,no racial or religious negativity .Enjoy family & life

It’s all in your genetic makeup. Living on the straight and narrow may allow you to reach your ultimate age but it’s your genes that determine that number.

Having a good sense of humour and a positive attidude is a good thing if our health is ok but sometimes living too long is a burden on you and your family/loved ones

More people living longer is bad for the already over-stretched planet. Mother Nature keeps sending things to try and lower the population, but those pesky scientists keep thwarting her efforts.

be up and about.

my mother-in-law is 96 and her quality of life is poor, I'm 75 and healthy so there's the difference.

definitely better

At 76, I think better is probably best.

I don't think they live that long as my mum gray yard everyone id under 65 years old. End of the day it's lucky how long you live for.

QUALITY OF LIFE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE QUALITY, WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO LIVE LONGER AND NOT BE ABLE TO ENJOY IT. ALSO WHY WOULD YOU WANT YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO HAVE TO SUFFER WITH YOU?

I think for me I live as best I can. I know I want to have quality of life if I can and I wish that for my husband as well. I also like medicine and science for the most part but it can go to far. I have a dnr document just in case. be safe all.

I'm 80, husband 82. As long as we are both healthy, longer.

Diet and exercise Most importantly have fun

Grow Old Disgracefully

Better! definitely

a good life

I don't want to live long life if it is reliant on others. Wish our End of Life Choice was less restrictive. Once I cant care for myself I don't want to be alive. Have always been very independent so never want to rely on others for so called life

The same way we make sure we are living a 'good life' now, even though it's shorter! Why would it be any different? And if you don't know how to do that now, with your 'shorter' life, you're not going to know how to do it just because you live a little longer...

Not sure

anything that is not GOOD is always too long ....Quality over quantity always

Definitely better!

WHAT I CAN SAY ONLY GOD WILL BE THE ONE IF WE CAN LIVE LONGER OR BETTER THATS WHY WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING GOOD WHILE WE ARE STILL ALIVE,

By not destroying the planet for without a healthy planet, we will not have a good life. Who wants to live in a place that has polluted air, toxic water and poisoned soil?

There's no way possible

If you are happy just keep going.

Just keep on doing what you've done thus far for as long as you can as it has served tiy well!

Eat a healthy diet and just do the things you like doing my Mother just passed away and she was 98.5 years she grow her own veggies and played golf she taught us to live a healthy life so maybe I will make it to her age

Wealth.

DO THE RIGHT THINGS

Science is trying to kill us so there’s fresh new people in the world once we are gone

Depends on the attitude. Life half full or life half empty.

Love life make, the most of it because it is the only one you get.

one day at a time

Live each day as if it was a gift/mindfulness, be grateful for every blessing, find your inner peace, do what is best for you, and always strive to be your best self, have fun, laughter, enjoy your family, then you know you are leading a good life, who knows it could even be a long life…

Stay active in your community by belonging to organisations and clubs. You must stay involved and get out of the house. I am approaching 80 and belong to Rotary, QCWA, Theatre, three charities, still professionally acting, writing, travelling and teaching despite having a chronic illness and facing two surgeries with the next two months, Life is for living not sitting watching TV or playing games all day.

Living a good life and a healthy life is important to me and with hope it will be a longer life.

I HAVE ENJOYED A GOOD LIFE AND ALTHOUGH I AM 90 AM STILL GOING OK. I INTEND TO HANG ASROUND UNTIL NOVEMBER WHEN I AM EXPECTING THE ARRIVAL OF A GREAT GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER

I think that people who live a long life have also lived a good life.

no street drugs or alcohol

Quality...if it good..live longer. If it's not...I'd rather not

Better, watching my mom die from cancer and walking alongside my dad with dementia leads me to this answer

I prefer immortality than just longer life span

BOTH WORKS FOR ME....LONGER AND A GOOD LIFE, I WILL TAKE THAT..!!!

I had been shot twice and stabbed once in my lifetime. Any day (for me) above ground (what other realistic options do you have - I am an atheist) is a good day (regardless of any ongoing health issues that I have). I would want to 'LIVE LONG' as possible - as it is on 'you' to make your life a 'GOOD LIFE'.Edited 24-Jul-23 16:02pm

I say when you live with Jesus in your heart, your life is better no matter how long it goes. I'm 62 and will be happy to go to my eternal home any time. By my earthly body giving out or The Rapture, my bags are packed, I have my ticket and I'm ready to go!! And having that Hope and Joy make my life better. I wish everyone had the Peace that I know:)

I would rather live better, than live longer poorly.

Eat better. Stay away from sugar and fat. don't stress out. Have friends and hobbies. Love God and family! Edited 24-Jul-23 02:36am

Eat better exercise and try not to stress

My uncle who lived in US died at the age of 97. He walked or biked every day when he was working and continued to walk a lot as he got older. He ate very healthyThey say being social is good for you but he was a loner, never got married, and had very few friends. He liked doing things by himself. He was a Army Veteran of WWII.Edited 24-Jul-23 02:08am

It is hard to know. I know a friend of mine, aged 45, has been eating healthy and exercising regularly, has never smoked and only drinks alcohol occasionally, has been diagnosed with a stage 4 lung cancer.