As a Howie T-Shirt once said: 'life is for a limited period only'. According to The Death Clock a helpful site which will help you calculate when you are going to die based on your age, health and attitude to life I am going to die in 2047. This got me thinking on the possible ways one may beat death (or at least cheat it a bit) here they are (naturally they are not all mine): * Have children
* Be creative (Pretty much anyone working in the arts or advertising)
* acquire abstract knowledge (Plato's idea)
* Teach
* Rebel
* Leave a legacy
I am sure I am missing something ...