Reflections on a Life Lived Well and Wisely

Joshua Farley

Chapter 10 in Creating a Sustainable and Desirable Future:Insights from 45 Global Thought Leaders, 2014, pp 79-83 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: By 2055, the 92-year-old man lay ill and dying, but fairly comfortable, in his bed. He had a choice to make: should he go to the hospital, where superb medical care might prolong his life for a year or so, probably doubling his lifetime health-care costs in the process? Or should he die in the comfort of his home, well attended by family and America's national health-care service? Health care was a right, but with it came the responsibility to take care of one's health and to use the care system judiciously. Struggling with the decision, he reflected on the present and the past…

Keywords: Envisioning; Sustainable Future; Desirable Future; Positive Future; Future History; Scenarios; World Views (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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