God created old age and its ailments to help us look forward to heaven and prepare for it.
“God created old age and its ailments to help us look forward to heaven and prepare for it.”
I agree with your comment. You could say the same for cancer, too. It rarely causes immediate death (like a devastating car wreck or heart attack) and gives you time to look forward to heaven — and even get yourself ready. I know I’m a cancer patient.
God also gave us the free will to put off the inevitable for as long as we can and to be as healthy as we can while we are waiting.