Shekhar Natarajan

I've seen people die with dementia.

I've seen people younger than me.

My brother died at 44 of cancer.

No, to live longer, but not live well, not interested.

I'm worried that it's going to get really old after 250 years, but I think, yeah, if that exists, then I would probably take the pill.

I'm 45.

If someone handed me a pill tomorrow that guaranteed me that I would live to 300, would I take it?

Honestly, I don't know.

Part of me is electrified, endless learning, watching humanity reach for the stars.

But then I thought about it and I realized something very profound.

The question was never, would I live 300 years?

The question is, am I living this life right now in a way that's worth extending?

That's the most important question.

Because if I'm going to be going through the motions, putting things off for some day, half present today, what's the point of living up to 250 years more than what I'm going to live today?

My mother lived 70 years.

She came from a single room in South India, pawned her wedding ring,

so I could get an education.

She lived 70 years and she lived more fully than most people would live in 700 years.

So here's what I'm taking from this.

We don't need to live 300 years to live differently.