I've been reflecting lately on the progress that technology is achieving, and the speed at which it's evolving. I've also been hearing predictions that say within the next 25 years, it's possible that we will advance bio-technically to the point that our life-spans could be lengthened considerably. Debate is heating up because of this. Some hear that we may be able to live 150-200 years, and say, "I wouldn't want to live that long"... and I wonder what makes a person say that. If you could live a healthy life for that long (which is still nothing in God's time), why wouldn't you? My suspicion is that it may be because so many of us exist, but we don't live. That makes sense to me. I wouldn't want to exist that long either if I didn't have a reason or purpose. Nor would I want to live that long if I couldn't be spiritually and emotionally whole. Some have suggested that without death, we cannot know life, and that it is our very mortality that allows us to experience life in the first place. So here's the question... forget the age old question "if you knew you had only a day to live"... Instead, let me ask: if you had only 100 years left to live, how would you live them? 50 years? 25 years? 10? 5? 1? Seriously think about it. I'd love to know what you discover.
Readings: Leviticus 13:1-59; Mark 6:1-29; Psalm 39:1-13; Proverbs 10:10
