Q79. Is disease and old age the killer?

The cause, place, and time of death for each person are fixed at inception of soul into the womb of a mother. This is all based on the actions taken by us in our previous lives (karma). We may think that people die of diseases like cancer or old age, but this is just our own perception. It’s our allocated time that kills and not any disease or old age. There are many diseased people, but they don’t all die shortly after being diagnosed with a disease, even after many years. Some die early and some die late, thus the disease is not the real cause of death. Some people die young and some die in old age, and thus age is not the killer. It’s our own allocated time that is the real killer. At birth, the duration of life for each person is fixed in terms of the number of breaths. This is based on what the person deserves, which is based on the actions taken by the soul in his previous births (karma). Once the allocated breaths are reached, the soul gets kicked out of the body, regardless of the condition of the body or age. This can be proven by the fact that many young and healthy people die suddenly, because their time is up. They have depleted their allocated number of breaths. The athletes do a lot of exercise, but still some die at an early age, and thus exercise is not the cause of death. The rich can eat the best food in the market, but still many rich people die at an early age, and thus good or bad diet is not the real cause of death. In Kali Yuga, the human body is made to last 100 years, but most will reach their allocated time well before then.