...even those who live to their 80s or 90s are only here for a mere blip in time.

If you're fortunate to get more, and at the end you feel like you've done enough with your life, then you can die in peace, knowing that you did what you could with what you got.

It would be a tragedy to me to get to the end and think, ya know, I kinda wasted what I got.

I'm only 63. But I've done a lot with my life. I've made mistakes of course, but all-in-all I've done OK.

Had a great childhood that I remember fondly, graduated from VMI and made lifelong friends there.

Became a Lieutenant in the Marine Corps.

Married a beautiful woman and raised two beautiful children and had a blast doing it.

Divorced her amicably and then was fortunate to marry the first girl I ever fell in love with and now we're able to travel the world and enjoy life.

If I died today, with time to think about it, I'd think "I've done OK."

Everything from now on is just gravy.

And all without a belief in god(s).