WHAT IF LIFE WAS IMMORTAL?

Have any of you ever wondered what it would be like to be immortal? It is the indefinite continuation of mental, physical, and spiritual existence of individual human beings. I believe that it is death that gives urgency to life. The very thought of never having an end to life is so fascinating yet so scary at the same time. Life is never the same, it changes in the blink of an eye. So it is natural for people to feel like immortality would be a blessing and a curse all at the same time.

Immortality may be considered a blessing for the optimistic and a curse for the pessimistic. It varies from person to person depending upon the various experiences one has had in their life. Inevitably, we grow weary in life and lose our charm and glowing personality. However, not everyone grows tired of it at the same time. It seems like a curse because we will have to see our loved ones perish, see the nature die, and go through things that we never ever want to go through. Life is a roller coaster ride and being on this ride for eternity is a massive challenge. Life is only worth living because of the people you spend it with. What will we do after we are done experiencing everything in life, good, bad and scary? What meaning will this life have left for itself if it lasted forever? We value life only because we know it has an end and we have to make the most of it only while we are alive.

“We only live once and we should enjoy every bit of it” people say. We should make our place in this world in such a way that even after we perish, our generations to come take us an example to live their own. Would this have any meaning if life was immortal? There is no point in living if you’re never going to die, I strongly believe. I also do believe that this want or quest for immortality will fetch us a fate worse than death. Acceptance of the rational reality is always a right thing to do, according to me.

Although I stated that immortality is bad, I would say that a balanced mindset would help an individual to understand whether the very thought of immortality is something that some people would write off or be amused with. All said and done, it depends on an individual’s perception.