I think that life is too short for me to waste too much time - though I don't mind others wasting their own time - in fact it is somewhat entertaining if they do.
Perhaps youth is too short but we're talking about life in general - not youth.
I think life is a good length. If life was longer people who had unfortunate circumstances would suffer for longer. And people with favorable conditions might be more likely to take them for granted and life might seem meaningless if it was too easy for too long.
Our current lifespans allow great minds and creative people to produce a lots of works. On the other hand our "short" livespans stop bad leaders from ruling too long.
Though love songs sometimes talk about loving someone forever, many of us, especially Hollywood couples have trouble for it even lasting a few years. During that time they may have had sex thousands of times and things like the "Coolidge Effect" would make them look elsewhere - perhaps porn or cheating with physical partners.
If you think life is too short, what type of person are you?
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