All I can say is that I’ve never met a sad centenarian.
– seen in an immortality/resleeving debate on www.eclipsephase.com
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://eldraeverse.com/2011/01/29/sad-centenarian/
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://eldraeverse.com/2011/01/29/sad-centenarian/
The quote is funny, but “never met” does a lot of work: people who reach 100 may have developed ways to live with loss, and strangers rarely see anyone’s private life. Longevity wouldn’t make someone immune to grief; it might change their relationship to it.