The Chinese writer Ba Jin, who passed away in October, 2005, was 101 years old, but it appeared he didn't want to live so long. In his later years he suffered from conditions like Parkinson's disease, chronic bronchitis, high blood pressure and low blood pressure. He once he burst out, "Long life is a punishment!"
去年 10 月過世的中國作家巴金，享年 101 歲，但他似乎不想活這麼老，晚年罹患帕金森氏症、慢性氣管炎、高血壓、低血壓等疾病的巴金，曾有感而發地說：「長壽是一種懲罰！」