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Limiting Life

Mid Week Musings #290

Alan Jones PhD FRSA
Jan 25
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Teachings in the Hindu tradition suggest that the number of breaths we have is predetermined.

On average, a person at rest takes about 16 breaths per minute.

This means we breathe about 960 breaths an hour, 23,040 breaths a day, and 8,409,600 a year.

A person who lives to 80 will take about 672,768,000 breaths in a lifetime.

It’s not the number of breaths you take during your life but the number of times life takes your breath away,

Perhaps that’s worth reflecting upon

Alan /|\

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