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Hello Irving, I read the Teachers live the longest (of all professions, that is). Emotional interaction and a sense of vocation were two factor in their mental well-being. At the other end of the scale were writers who died the youngest. These were mainly the solitary type writing by themselves with little or no human interaction. and... we live in China and it's interesting to see how active the OAPs are. They often retire at 55 but seem to be forever up to things, always outdoors doing stuff. Outside my window the 'lads' are playing cards and doing tai chi (not at the same time, of course) and they also mind the little nippers when their own offspring go to work. Ivan