Asimov starts his essay by introducing the topic of mortality and how it is all around us, using the death of his pet parakeet as an example, arguing that no matter how well he treated it, "its aging process remained that of a parakeet," and that it would eventually die (just like us humans). He goes on to state his resent for growing old and that every year he himself breaks his previous record of age. These first few paragraphs tell us that Asimov's opinion on human mortality is that of a negative one. As the essay progresses Asimov' expands on his negative opinion about mortality mortality, taking a look at other species life expectancy and comparing them to that of a humans. Upon further reading, as well as research on the part of Asimov,
