At Toastmasters yesterday a speaker reminded me of a statistic; the average male in Germany lives to be 76 years old.
So applied to my fourty-six years, that means I'm more than half dead already!(46/76=.60)
And in ten years I will be fifty-six, then I'll be three quarters dead! (56/76=.73)
Ten years after that I will be sixty-six, that's almost seven eighths dead! (66/76=.86 and 7/8=.875)
And ten years after that -- I will be FULLY dead!
WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH MY LAST 30 YEARS?!
Looking at my family history:
My paternal grandfather died when he was around sixty (I'll have to ask my father for the exact date).
My father had his first stroke when he was 59.
Right now he is 70 and has had 2 ablations and multiple cardioversions. His heart is totally arhythmic and he is fighting off the pacemaker -- that's the next step.
[To date there is no info on my maternal grandfather]
So I fear the 76 year average lifespan is most probably accurate for me.
I have three decades left, three neat divisions:
In five years I will be a millionaire.
In ten years I will be a multi-millionaire.
Then starts the second third of my 'restleben' - I will build my empire.
In the third and final third I will do nothing but enjoy and pass it on to the next generation.
I KNOW I HAVE REACHED MY GOAL WHEN I AM FLYING MY PBY CATALINA OVER THE BAHAMAS AND LOOKING AT WHICH ISLAND I WANT TO BUY!
