Life is long, the future bleak Li Liang-che notes that firstly, life expectancy has rapidly increased. In Taiwan, average life expectancy has risen steadily from 55 years in 1951 to 75 today. As the journey of life lengthens, middle-aged people become more and more confused about their status in life.
李良哲指出，首先，人類預期壽命迅速增長，以台灣人口平均壽命來看，從民國四十年的五十五歲，一路增長到現在的七十五歲，生命的路途加長，反倒使中年人對自己的人生定位感到迷惑。