1984 Orwell Song Significance

"Oh, friend," said the old man - do not know if you know that you have a 5% chance of dying this year, you're old.

- How? "In my seventy years?

"Yeah, well, maybe 90% of dying in the next 18 years.

"That does not comfort me the old-materialized," sounds pretty bad.

"Maybe this will sound better," replied his companion, "there is a 95% chance of hearing the next stroke of new year and eat the grapes with your offspring,

The first old man sighed, relieved. He still had much life ahead.

But the former gave a slight grimace. It was easy to trick an old friend

- 3nder -