My OperaInvestments in Age-Defying Stunts
Saturday, August 28, 2010 1:42:49 PM
I think most of us are afraid of getting old.
With age, looks fade, faculties weaken, and we are wracked with all sorts of ailments and diseases. Many will die in pain from one malady or another, and to add insult to injury, what financial resources we have hoarded by slogging throughout our lives would be spent on going in and out of hospitals, being operated on, enter convalescence, and more, yet nothing will stop the ravages of age and the death that eventually sets in.
No wonder that people choose to devote time and resources to delaying the effects of age. There is no stopping it, but it might be delayed as long as possible given current knowledge and technology. From tonics to cosmetics, there is a huge assortment of products out there that purport to serve this function. It might easily be one of the biggest industries out there. Just the array of cosmetics alone is nothing short of staggering.
I would surmise that looks are the most important thing that most of us would try to preserve as we age. What goes on inside our bodies are typically unseen, and what cannot be seen is often left unattended. But fading looks are the most arresting sign of aging. Especially when life expectancies have increased greatly throughout the centuries, if people do not start preserving their looks... we will become prunes for quite a few decades! And who would like that?
Fortunately, we have cosmetics, tonics, botox and surgeries that help us in this losing fight. Sadly, although they are diverse in their mechanisms, they share one thing in common, and it is the prohibitively high cost. The rich and powerful have all the financial resources to enjoy these, but the rest of us will have to get by with whatever we can scrimp. Looks may not pay, but we surely must pay for looks.
I should start setting aside some money for investments in age-defying stunts that are surely needed down the road.
With age, looks fade, faculties weaken, and we are wracked with all sorts of ailments and diseases. Many will die in pain from one malady or another, and to add insult to injury, what financial resources we have hoarded by slogging throughout our lives would be spent on going in and out of hospitals, being operated on, enter convalescence, and more, yet nothing will stop the ravages of age and the death that eventually sets in.
No wonder that people choose to devote time and resources to delaying the effects of age. There is no stopping it, but it might be delayed as long as possible given current knowledge and technology. From tonics to cosmetics, there is a huge assortment of products out there that purport to serve this function. It might easily be one of the biggest industries out there. Just the array of cosmetics alone is nothing short of staggering.
I would surmise that looks are the most important thing that most of us would try to preserve as we age. What goes on inside our bodies are typically unseen, and what cannot be seen is often left unattended. But fading looks are the most arresting sign of aging. Especially when life expectancies have increased greatly throughout the centuries, if people do not start preserving their looks... we will become prunes for quite a few decades! And who would like that?
Fortunately, we have cosmetics, tonics, botox and surgeries that help us in this losing fight. Sadly, although they are diverse in their mechanisms, they share one thing in common, and it is the prohibitively high cost. The rich and powerful have all the financial resources to enjoy these, but the rest of us will have to get by with whatever we can scrimp. Looks may not pay, but we surely must pay for looks.
I should start setting aside some money for investments in age-defying stunts that are surely needed down the road.
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