--- In [email protected], "ruthsimplicity" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Duveyoung <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > "authfriend" wrote: "I dunno whether invincibility as he used > > > the term applies to him or not, but he did live to a ripe old > > > age. Can't really argue with results." > > > > > > Edg: > > > > > > Maharishi's aging process seems to have been absolutely > > > normal -- not a hint of "moving towards immortality." > > > > Actually, normal average life expectancy in India, > > where he lived most of his life, is about 70 years. > > In Holland, where he lived the last close to two > > decades, it's 80. He lived into his 90s, working 16- > > hour days, 7-day weeks, 50 weeks a year, for the last > > 50 years of his life. > > > > Looks to me as though he beat the odds in the > > direction of immortality by at least a decade. > > Yes, he lived longer than most live. However, his health was not > good. Interestingly, when you look at life expectancy statistics, > what pulls down life expectancy are early deaths. Babies, > childhood illnesses (dysentery is a big one), accidents, wars. > So, it is not as surprising as one might think for him to have > lived a long life. He made it through to his young adult years. > After that, he lived a comfortable life which made it unlikely he > would die of third world illnesses such as dysentery or malaria.
Not *that* surprising, no. Average life expectancy is just that, average. But he did drive himself awfully hard, and that has to take a toll. On the other hand, maybe he just had good genes.
