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Old 08-08-2010, 07:45 AM  
BlackCrayon
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Originally Posted by Caligari View Post
Now heres a dose of reality
my dad is 80, smoked 2 packs and drank about a 5th of booze every day for 45 years.
not only is he still alive, but he still drives a car and is quite mobile.

my brother died of cancer at 58. never smoked, rarely ever drank. ate "healthy" foods nearly his entire life.

heres the truth. when your number is up, your number is up.

you cannot escape the grim reaper. you can try any variety of "healthy living" alternatives but when he comes calling you will sound quite silly when you say "but i didn't eat the salmon mousse"

life is random and the universe largely runs on chaos so get used to it.
its not that simple. your brother could of been exposed to something harmful in his workplace or if cancer runs in the family, it doesn't mean it will have the same effects on your father as it would him. there are many variables. people don't just die 'randomly'.
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