World's oldest person celebrates 117th birthday Today

[Chef Ramsay]

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One hundred and seventeen years goes by in a flash, according to the world's oldest person.

Misao Okawa celebrated her 117th birthday a day early on Wednesday at a nursing home in western Japan, according to the Associated Press.

During the televised celebration, she told a government official that her life, "seemed rather short."

Okawa, the daughter of a kimono maker, was born on March 5, 1898, in Osaka and was recognized as the oldest person in the world by Guiness World Records in 2013.
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Damn, I'd be more than happy to make it into my 80s but this is beyond the pale.

[Rishblitz]

Its all about the quality of life though. If your quality of life isn't good after your 50s perhaps even 60s then its not rally worth it to live past those years.

[CoolRunnings21]

I imagine everyone's life seems rather short when its about to be over.

[(oYo)]

I imagine everyone's life seems rather short when its about to be over.

Mine's taking fooorreeevvveeeer. I'm also expecting many of our lives to be over soon enough... but that's another story.

[freedomno1]

It must be all that sushi
According to the beginning of the video hope that in general our human lifespans average that in our lifetimes

[koshgel]

Wow she looks ancient. I wonder how well she can function.

lol she says her life seemed "short". Hard to believe even at that age you would think that.

[irfan_pak10]

There how she look like

But the oldest one is the
The greatest fully authenticated age to which any human has ever lived is 122 years 164 days by Jeanne Louise Calment (France). Born on 21 February 1875 to Nicolas

[tee-rex]

Wow she looks ancient. I wonder how well she can function.

lol she says her life seemed "short". Hard to believe even at that age you would think that.

It is even hard to believe that at that age you would be able to think at all (mildly speaking)!

Congrats, nevertheless, and many happy years ahead!

[BitCoinNutJob]

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One hundred and seventeen years goes by in a flash, according to the world's oldest person.

Misao Okawa celebrated her 117th birthday a day early on Wednesday at a nursing home in western Japan, according to the Associated Press.

During the televised celebration, she told a government official that her life, "seemed rather short."

Okawa, the daughter of a kimono maker, was born on March 5, 1898, in Osaka and was recognized as the oldest person in the world by Guiness World Records in 2013.
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More...http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/03/04/worlds-oldest-person-117-birthday-japan/24362311/

Damn, I'd be more than happy to make it into my 80s but this is beyond the pale.

I dunno i find it kinda depressing reminded that we only get ths amount of time, thinking of the years in your prime its not many.

[DeboraMeeks]

Its all about the quality of life though. If your quality of life isn't good after your 50s perhaps even 60s then its not rally worth it to live past those years.

Not just the quality of life, but the quality of lifestyle too. Everything taking into consideration from their food, stress level, living, joys and sorrows, mindset, etc. affects the age of people.

[tee-rex]

Its all about the quality of life though. If your quality of life isn't good after your 50s perhaps even 60s then its not rally worth it to live past those years.

Not just the quality of life, but the quality of lifestyle too. Everything taking into consideration from their food, stress level, living, joys and sorrows, mindset, etc. affects the age of people.

I know a lot of long-livers who were far from being saints (mildly speaking). My grandfather who lived up to 90+ had even been heavily wounded in his youth (was about to kick the bucket but managed to survive somehow). This doesn't indeed mean that you should drink or smoke without caution. The upper limit on one's longevity is defined by one's genes, and it seems that it cannot be changed upward with the quality of life or lifestyle by any substantial margin.

[ajareselde]

There are many factors when it comes to how old a person can live to be, from genetics, to quality of life, mental state,advancement of medicine.. etc.

Damn, I'd be more than happy to make it into my 80s but this is beyond the pale.

I really dont understand your point, im 30 now and it seams now like 30 years passed in blink of an eye, so i doubt i will ever be happy with the end comming near.
Im actually surprised that we are still limited mostly to that 80-90 years, givent the fact that its 21 century and the medicine advanced quite a lot, and why would it be ok only
to live up to 80's, i think that as a society we can achieve so much more if the age limit lifts atleast to 150..

cheers

[btc-facebook]

Usually someone which vegetarian has a longer time life
example someone that eat and live on mountain has a higher chance to long life

Meanwhile when stay on the town, we pftem eat meat and also absorb traffic's pollution that decrease our life

[BitCoinNutJob]

Usually someone which vegetarian has a longer time life
example someone that eat and live on mountain has a higher chance to long life

Meanwhile when stay on the town, we pftem eat meat and also absorb traffic's pollution that decrease our life

Felt much better since i quit eating red meat and anytime i get stuck having to grab a beef burger somewhere i feel like shit.   I still eat fish and other lean protein, mostly vegetarian diet.  Red meat sucks.

[gkv9]

I would like to congratulate that old woman who lived this long, may she live 100 years more...
Anyways, Happy Birthday Old Woman and thanks Chef Ramsay that you showed us such an inspiration.

[viboracecata]

We should give birthday congratulation to him, with no that much money, but live happy

[kuusj98]

Happy birthday, 117 year old lady.
Anyway, if I was to even reach like 90, I don't want to be at that age and sick of medicine in bed all day..

[najzenmajsen]

We should give birthday congratulation to him, with no that much money, but live happy

you mean her ? , imagine all the things she've been through O_o its kind of mindblowing to think that she lived atleast 3x than we have

[runningfree]

I feel so old already! How must one feel at that age?

[KizerWilhelm]

This story is really hard to believe! 117, can this be proofed!