Posted by Hiro on June 12, 19102 at 08:53:01:
There are many reasons why people are living longer now. Furthermore in each country, factors are different. It it difficult to define but I would like to say specifically that main reasons are food, medicine and respect in Japan where I live.
First of all, food is one of the biggest factors. As we can see, even 100 years ago, food was not enough to be provided to all people. However, right now we can have much more food because of developed agriculture, transportation technology and so on. At least in developed countries it is rare that someone passes away due to the lack of food.
Second, medicine is also one of the biggest factors. Current medical technologies help more people to recover from disease. For example, we can have more efficient drugs which are created with scientific knowledge while aincient drugs were not based on science.
Finally, respect toward elder people in Japan is good for people to live longer. In Japan, we have a national holiday in order to respect elder people because they created current Japan. This trend makes elder people less stress and more confident to live longer.
Considering all of the above factors. There is no reason to pass away when we are young.