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I wonder. About Methuselah’s health. At various
stages of his long life. Hey, the guy was purported to have lived for 969
years. I’m 80. And I’m beginning to feel
old. It’d be an incredible, if not
impossible feat, for me to reach 100. I’d be decrepit and debilitated, by then.
A complete physical and mental wreck. I have serious doubts. That there ever
was a real Methuselah. More likely, a mythical one. Which is all right. I have nothing against myths or legendary characters.. Too bad that the camera wasn’t
invented. Back when Methuselah was roaming about. I’d like well-preserved and
documented photo evidence. To see what the old coot looked like. As he apparently
slowly aged. I wonder, too, if Methuselah had good medical care and advice. Or
was it a blessing. Perfect genes. And
what was it that finally did him in? Show me the death certificate. There’d be
no dispute, I suppose. If one listed the cause as ‘very old and record-setting age.’
--Jim
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Joined: 12/22/2011
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Nice thing about myths. I’m not compelled to accept any of
‘em. Better to create my own myths. The ones that make me feel comfortable. As
for existing myths. I can revise and amend. And interpret. My own way. That’s
the nature of myths. The built-in flexibility. Left to the individual imagination.
Here I am. Free to accept any myth. As fact. Rather than fiction. The very
essence of all religions. --Jim
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