Why do you want to live a long life?

Everybody, with very few exceptions, wants to live a long life. But even few ever answer the question why?
Just give me a long life, says just about any normal person who can be 18 or 80. The question begs to be asked: "Why a long life?" What if you are destined to lead an impoverished existence?

It would be hell on earth to ask for that extra 15 or 20 years to continue a life of misery and sorrow. There are reasons known only to God why certain people do not live beyond their alloted number of years.

Imagine a child whose fate is a dreadful disease of which there is no known cure. Before you can say, maybe there could be one in five years' time, heaven may know better.

We human beings are constantly asking for things that are either not meant for us or they are too much for us to handle.

A man who lives to 100 may serve some great purpose. Having said that, a man of 30 can also live a life of great purpose but according to Enlightened Ones, longevity is merely a word of no great consequence except maybe to humans who can't resist the thought of giving up any earthly even though it serves no purpose.

The world beyond this has not been seen or explained with any clarity. We think death is an all-consuming darkness of unfathomable proportions.

Perhaps our earthly request should be a good life, not matter what it's length is. A good life of many extraordinary moments is a million times better than a long life of meaningless routines.

Therefore, trouble not your God about the extra years you want added onto the existing one. But seek to make the best of every moment of every day so that every second is accounted for in full.

If you can live such a life, even 30 years of human existence is a great bargain. Live every moment as if it is your last. Breathe every intake of air as if it is your last and love everyone as if they are the closest ones to you, and you will be all right.

Most importantly, you will be one happy person. Cheers.