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Why are some people so fatalistic?

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I see so many people who just don't care about their future. They think they can do whatever they want today because they will probably not live long anyway. They drink every other day, they eat only unhealthy foods, they smoke, they never exercise. There are people who I went to school with who started drinking at 13. And when I say that I mean they would drink a bottle of brandy every Friday night. Now they are 22 years old and already have problems like gout and some even have liver problems.

On the other hand, there are so many reasons to be healthy. My grandmother started skiing when she turned 60. At 70 she learned to ride a jet-ski. She went hiking up mountains into her late 70's. She is now 87 and still goes on holiday every second weekend. My one friend's grandmother did skydiving at 80. Why do people want such short lives?