Photographers, artists, poets: show us LONGEVITY.
I suppose that little fella’ in the photo
could tell us a lot about longevity. With good care they live almost forever.
“What do you think, if I took a potion and would live forever?” I asked Mr. Swiss.
“I wouldn’t mind living forever” was the reply, probably having dreams of developing his drumming art to perfection.
“No, just me”
“No, not a good idea.”
I will not say how the conversation developed further. Suffice it to be said it was not met with full approval.
Would I really want to live forever, be immortal? Being witness to everyone I know going to the happy hunting grounds and leaving me all alone behind. Of course I could do everything I always wanted to; learn various foreign languages, visit all the countries I want to. I would survive my felines, my family would no longer exist just future generations. The world as it is today is different to the world I grew up in. I am a golden oldie and still have fun with modern times, but I have gradually grown into it. Would I be so successful in one hundred years with the developments in the world?
Thinking on a positive development, the answer would be yes please; seeing the modern technical developments, new ways of travel, a cure being found for incurable illnesses. It sounds great.
On the other hand, would I be witness to overpopulation in the world a result being hunger, not enough food to cover the needs. Would I see the next development of a bomb or poison able to destroy a country in five minutes? All this I would see and could do nothing about it and I might even be the only survivor in an empty desolate world.
I know I am painting a dismal picture. I would be alone, my friends and family that I know would be long gone.
Somehow I think Mr. Swiss would be right. Eternal life would not be my thing. I would not want to change my life to accommodate this new life for forever. I am sure I would not be happy.
Another thing that just came to my mind: I would be doing this daily prompt for ever and ever. Just imagine: a new blog every day forever, with something different. I think my blog would become boring and no-one would bother to read it any more. Let us have fun and savour the moments we have or would you like to read a blog written in say another fifty years by me. I do not think I would like to read it or even write it myself.
“What do you think, if I took a potion and would live forever?” I asked Mr. Swiss.
“I wouldn’t mind living forever” was the reply, probably having dreams of developing his drumming art to perfection.
“No, just me”
“No, not a good idea.”
I will not say how the conversation developed further. Suffice it to be said it was not met with full approval.
Would I really want to live forever, be immortal? Being witness to everyone I know going to the happy hunting grounds and leaving me all alone behind. Of course I could do everything I always wanted to; learn various foreign languages, visit all the countries I want to. I would survive my felines, my family would no longer exist just future generations. The world as it is today is different to the world I grew up in. I am a golden oldie and still have fun with modern times, but I have gradually grown into it. Would I be so successful in one hundred years with the developments in the world?
Thinking on a positive development, the answer would be yes please; seeing the modern technical developments, new ways of travel, a cure being found for incurable illnesses. It sounds great.
On the other hand, would I be witness to overpopulation in the world a result being hunger, not enough food to cover the needs. Would I see the next development of a bomb or poison able to destroy a country in five minutes? All this I would see and could do nothing about it and I might even be the only survivor in an empty desolate world.
I know I am painting a dismal picture. I would be alone, my friends and family that I know would be long gone.
Somehow I think Mr. Swiss would be right. Eternal life would not be my thing. I would not want to change my life to accommodate this new life for forever. I am sure I would not be happy.
Another thing that just came to my mind: I would be doing this daily prompt for ever and ever. Just imagine: a new blog every day forever, with something different. I think my blog would become boring and no-one would bother to read it any more. Let us have fun and savour the moments we have or would you like to read a blog written in say another fifty years by me. I do not think I would like to read it or even write it myself.
I don't think I would want to be immortal either, and for many of the same reasons that you have given.
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