100 experts were unable to agree on whether aging is an illness, or when it begins
100 experts were unable to agree on whether aging is an illness, or when it begins
It begins when we’re born, strictly speaking. But, I suppose, around age 25, when we stop the development that started when we were born.
If you compressed the physical effects of aging into one year, it would certainly look and feel like a terrible illness.
Begins at conception, technically.
Strictly speaking, we claim an age that starts at birth. But that’s not “biological aging”.
People don’t usually start aging poorly until their 30s to 50s usually(depending on how well we take care of ourselves).
Some call it midlife. I like to call it peak ripeness. Usually happens around 40 if you’re in good shape. And then it’s downhill from there.
I personally wouldn’t consider aging an illness. Life is a musical thing, and ultimately the music eventually stops. The point is not to be sorry it’s over but to have danced while the music was playing.
That’s basically Alan Watts. The South Park guys did an animation to it:
That’s the whole collection of animations. Enjoy! 😊
