The Problem With Immortality

Have you ever considered what would happen if nobody ever died? If we all lived forever, if we always would be here, if it was irreversible?

Yippeeenoooooooothanks.

You see, the thing that makes us alive is the fact that we can die.

One of the problems with immortality is that there is only so many good books, there is only so many things you can look up on Pinterest, there are only so many horizons to cross.

Two of the problems is that once you got tired of being alive, you get to... be alive even more. And more. And more.

You see, there is this concept called forever.

You would be alive, even through pain like nothing else.

You might even ask for torture, just for a change of pace.

Three of the problems is that all your friends would die. All your family would die.

Even all of your enemies would die. All your kids would die. And grandkids. And etc.

Forever is gonna be boring, so don't accept an offer of eternal life.

A Quick Greek Story: Selene and Her Beloved Grasshopper

Uno upon a time, there was a moon goddess. She saw a good looking guy and fell in love. She semi-kidnapps him, brings him to the king of the gods, and gets him eternal life, so she can be with him forever. They spend a long time together, and suddenly, her immortal husband gets old. Oh, snap. He gets older and older, until he shrinks down to the size of an insect. He becomes the first grasshopper, and Selene quits her job from the grief of it all.

The End

I always wonder, does he keep shrinking until he is a flea?

Dunno.

The gist: embrace your life, it is too short, but its all you got.