Check how many dead people there are amongst us, and how many living. Only those who were able to grow into spiritual desires out of the egoistic ones, and continue to further increase their desires, are alive.
In principle, however, the 20 years in the beginning of life and the 20 years in the end, are absolutely unproductive and are not considered to be life by themselves. Life is only the name of the period in a person’s existence when he gradually increases his egoism. This increase can be determined only through action, and never by a force or some plans that have not been realized.