The
Associated Press ran the story of Andre-Francois Raffray. Thirty years ago, at
the age of 47, he worked out a real estate deal with Jeanne Calment, age 90. He
would pay her $500 each month until her death, in order to secure ownership of
her apartment in Arles, France. This is a common practice in France, benefiting
both buyers and seniors on a fixed income.
Unfortunately
for Raffray, Jeanne Calment has become the world's oldest living person. Still
alive at 120, she outlived Raffray, who died in December 1995, at the age of
77. He paid $184,000 for an apartment he never lived in. According to the
contract, Raffray's survivors must continue payment until Mrs. Calment dies.
James 4:13, 15 warns us of presuming to know what the future holds.
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