too young....

Yes the average life of human being is decreasing and its due to the life style we are adopting,adulterated food we eat these days. I think we need to learn basics again that would help to make our lives longer.

Hi Avery since we eat so many chemical things and that is obviously dangerous and could kill us, yes.. our age are getting shorter but I think that is nature, since the more people in this world, the more we are struggling to stay alive

I certainly do hope that I am able to live for another good 40 years and I believe that it is something that is possible because one of my grandmothers was in her late 70s, one of them lived until her late 80s and one of my great grandmothers lived until she was in her early 90s. That said, I have also known far too many people that have had short lives. My father was only 43 when he passed away. One of my best friends was in her early 40s when she passed away and just two weeks ago another friend of mine passed away just a couple weeks after his 40th birthday.

I do fear of getting old and be living all alone. And I always pray to the Lord that may He always help me to be stronger so that I can have more years to tend to my kids.

Really? I would not think in terms of age but the way we live in different age. I would not mind going from this world at an early age as probably I had completed my tenure. However 40-50-60 or 70 are only numbers. One only lives ones and as long as he is alive, h should enjoy his life.

hmmmm Right well... God is decided every person's age so no-one can do anything in this so just chill and enjoy life.... :-)

i think the life span would be getting longer if people would change their perception of what is old. now a days you are old if you are 30?!!? give me a break.

People die when they die, there isn't anything you can do about it. Be busy on this earth helping other people so your life will have meaning and purpose. Eat healthy but don't forget to indulge in the finer things in life. 50 years is only half way to 100, but who wants to live that long? I do, I want to see the changes I made have an effect on those I care about.

It can be since the food of most people are not healthy foods and they are exposed to unhealthy environment and lifestyle. People should be disciplined to eat what is healthy and good. But most foods being commercialized on television are adulterated foods, unhealthy and really not good to eat. But food is not only the culprit, healthy lifestyle is also important. Most have vices like smoking which is really not good. I can also say that it's not in the age but to what God has given us since most of us have our own time to live here on earth and it is important to have a personal relationship with God as our spirit is more valuable than our body, but we need to take care of our body because it is the temple of the holy spirit.

50 is still too young, i think. I wish i can live till 60...

Most people are getting older. The average age of women in the Western world is about 90 years old and men about 80-85 years old. There is a big lack of young people and the elderly people are a big concern to many countries/governments who can't afford this no longer working class (with health problems or ..included). BTW this doesn't mean people are not dying on a way earlier age in the Western world. There are babies dying, young children etc. So at 50 years you are not old and dying, you are perhaps not even on 50% of your life! Also in Africa you will find people way older as 50 years so. It is good to know that it's not all said we die at a high age or that as soon as we get rinkles or grey hair (my granny already had grey hair at the age of 18 years old!) it's time to die.

yes its true our life getting shorter now a days, because of what we eat and the way of living. our environment also can trigger us for more disease as we do not have fresh air,about on what we eat there are so many instant in grocery store we already forget vegetable and fruits everyday.

People die. We all will. The thing is that I don't want to see that to happen to my loved ones. I really wish them to have happy lifes and live to old age

what you're saying is true. a lot of people nowadays die young, it's because we are not taking care of ourselves anymore the way we should. God taught us how to take care of our selves, foods to avoid, and not to abuse ourselves. however it seem that we only care for our income and forgetting our bodies. so I wont wonder why a lot of people die at early age.

Hi averygirl, Actually people are living longer today than ever before in history. Yes, there are always some who die young but the average age is far above what it was fifty or even forty years ago. Most people no longer think that 70 is old as many are living more than eighty years. Blessings.

Yeah i would call myself lucky if am gonna make 50+ years in mine life as wanna make some good progress in mine future life, even have started sowing seeds for it.An good life with strong hands to support community, nation and needy peoples, while i myself enjoy mine success with better lifestyle. Why lucky, as current generation is facing an extreme problem of pure environment, 70 % is already polluted thus reducing life expectancy of average new born child. So as time goes more short life comes in hand.