The year I was born, nobody that I knew died.  Slowly, but surely that number started to rise, as I got to know about more people.<p>And now with the Internet making us aware of so much of what&#x27;s going on and who&#x27;s doing it, that trend is amplified.<p>And the more one focuses on that trend, or how long ago something happened, the older one feels.<p>Which is another reason that living in the moment is often a very good thing.