I used to have the dream to live forever; This changed when I read the Iliad: There is a moment when achilles know that he has 2 fates: 1.- If he leaves, he won't be a heroe, but he'll have a nice and easy life, 2.- If he stays, he'll be a heroe, but will die. In greek mythology, the afterworld is the most depressing state in the human life: No emotions, No thoughts, No anything.
Achilles know that begin a heroe is the only way for a mortal to be "immortal"; but he knows that it isn't worthy to die just to become "immortal".
Humans exist only to live for a while, begin unable to die would be pointless.
If you had the chance to live forever, would you want to?
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I used to have the dream to live forever; This changed when I read the Iliad: There is a moment when achilles know that he has 2 fates: 1.- If he leaves, he won't be a heroe, but he'll have a nice and easy life, 2.- If he stays, he'll be a heroe, but will die. In greek mythology, the afterworld is the most depressing state in the human life: No emotions, No thoughts, No anything.
Achilles know that begin a heroe is the only way for a mortal to be "immortal"; but he knows that it isn't worthy to die just to become "immortal".
Humans exist only to live for a while, begin unable to die would be pointless.