Many of the musical saints of Western music in the past had short lives.
As is well known, Mozart died at the age of 35.
He was unhappy in his later years and had no wood to burn, so he danced with his famous evil wife to keep warm.
As a child, he was highly praised as a genius and was adored by the future Princess Marie-Antoinette.
He was able to experience great performance trips to Vienna, Paris, London and various parts of Italy.
He was used as a money-making tool by his father, but perhaps his childhood was too happy.
In the 35 years of his life, he wrote many pieces of music that would later inspire people around the world.
He left behind many symphonies, piano pieces, concertos, operas, chamber music, etc.
However much of a genius and professional he was who lived off it, this is a miraculous and enormous amount of work.
When Mozart's corpse was buried in the common cemetery, the only witnesses were a few friends.
His wife, Constanze, did not go at the time, probably because of the bad weather.
His remains were later exhumed, but it was no longer known whether they were his or not.
Schubert, who was born a little later, had a much shorter life of 31 years.
In that time, he wrote more than 600 famous songs, piano pieces, chamber music, symphonies, etc.
An incredibly huge amount of work, but he eventually passed away without a girlfriend or a home.
Even though the two were exceptional geniuses among classical musicians, their lives were too short and intense, and they left the world with many gifts.
So it is hard to see the significance of people today aiming for a life of 100 years without a doubt.
Right now, the world's richest people, such as Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, are bloodthirsty and investing heavily in the development of drugs that can help anti-ageing and extend life expectancy.
Of course, they are hoping to make a fortune by developing these drugs first.
Even if such drugs were to be developed in the near future, and we could live an extra 10 years, what would that do?
Wouldn't that just prolong a long, painful old age, with no money and full of diseases?
In fact, I suspect that an increasing number of people will be forced to voluntarily end their long and miserable old age...