Living Until Eighty

As I recall reading in the Bible, God gave us 80 years of life and I am sure that HE assumed that 80 years would be enough to do whatever it is the HE wanted us to do.  Some of us live less that 80 while others live more and if you are in good health, it is reasonable to assume that you will live more...  My mother lived to 95 and almost to 96 six before she passed away with all her children sitting around in her bedroom at the hospice center waiting for it to happen.  When she quit eating, they told us our mother was near the end.

Our father died in a hospital room the day after Thanksgiving with no family at all in his room.  My brother was in NYC.  My sister was at her home.  I was with my mother at their house in Chapel Hill, NC and we were on our way to the hospital that morning...  I had dropped her off at the main entrance to the Hospital and had gone back to shower as she was up much earlier than me that morning...  As I was showering, my sister yelled up at me that he had died before our mother had arrived and she was informed by the nurse once she left the elevator on his floor.

How will I die?

Who will be around?

Will I be alone or with family?

At 73 years of age right now, I am only given 7 years more to get my affairs in order and make all the necessary arrangements.  However, there are no affairs to get in order and no arrangements to be made...  Everything I own will be given to my wife and my body is being donated to medical science. It will be the responsibility of my wife to dispose of all my non financial property as I see no reason why she should keep any of it.

My brother in NYC and I seldom talk and he has informed me that since there is 8 years difference in our age we have nothing in common.

My sister still lives in Chapel Hill, NC with her husband and the families of their 3 children and while she is my sister by blood, we too like my brother and I have nothing in common and she has decided that she will only communicate to me through my wife.

My daughter lives in China and has a productive, wealthy life and lives with her wealthy British boyfriend and has decided not to communicate with me for about 2 years now...  so, I doubt very seriously that she would be too upset once she learned that I was no longer among the living.

My wife and I have no debt.

We own our home and vehicles.

We have no investments other than the Credit Union.

We have just enough money to pay our bills for another 25 years taking my wife to age 93.

My wife has one son who would inherit everything.

Life and Death for us is really all very simple.