Counting Birthdays Backwards
Perhaps we should count years to death instead of how old we are. Bizarre and morbid, I know. But hear me out and then decide. The average life expectancy for a Malaysian in 2021 is 76.36 years. Our first day would be our 76th year of life (YOL’). When we are 1 year old in conventional terms, we would be in our 75th YOL. If we live past our life expectancy of 76 YOLS, only …