Look on the bright side...you're not dead!

As I'm sure you've heard, there is a lot of bad news out there in the world today. Some examples:

At best, the world economy is on the brink of recession


World Heading for Great Depression II


One in four mammals face extinction


Ocean Dead Zones May Be Worse Than Thought


Bronchitis Forces Cher To Cancel Several Shows

Well, I say, look on the bright side of things.... Here's a little chart I put together of human history by era along with average life expectancy. According to this, the simple moving average life expectancy would be 22.2 years. Thus, if you are older than 22, congratulations...every day is a gift. Even if you just look at the years since Medieval times, the simple moving average is 26.7 years.



-Joe

p.s. Always look on the bright side of life.