With the development of the society, people can live longer than before. But if you research the statistics of the ages of men and women, you will find that women generally are longer lived than men. Perhaps, there are two reasons causing this difference: women bear less pressure than men and they do not have as many dangerous habits such as smoking and drinking.
The first cause is that men have to bear much more pressure than women. Traditionally, man is the stronger in the world. Thus, they have to be strong enough in body and spirits to allow their wives or girl friends to depend on them. They have to earn enough money to let their family have pleasure. Almost everyone think that men have the obligation to protect their country, their family, their wives, and their children.
There is also another important reason: the majority of men smokes and drinks. Maybe smoking and drinking can relieve their pressure, but they also leave them in danger. For example, smoking may increase the danger of having lung cancer, and drinking can raise the risk of having liver cancer. Both are serious diseases that will let people die early.
In my opinion, it is high time for us to take measures. Firstly, we should appeal our government to limit the use of tobacco and alcohol. Secondly, we should help men to decrease their pressure, to cease their dangerous habits. I hope men will live as long as women in the future. |