his contemporaries were dead long ago, his fans were fortunate to see him till this date, every day he looked at the mirror, he must have remembered his glorious days, he also must have wondered why he lived this long , then only to realize that he's converging with his divine higherself.
this is the bitter truth of every living being,
thanks to higher self who bestowed upon us at least the knowledge of  the death and wisdom, 
poor things, poor animals, poor creatures, who may not even have that knowledge yet
people die, it's a ritual.. accept it. thank it