Personal Experiences In A Lifetime Essay, Research Paper
Personal Experiences in a Lifetime
Would you want to live forever? My position on this topic is equal upon yes and on no. This question has puzzled many others and me. Many things affect me, and make me think that I would, however some point towards the rejection of this statement. Throughout the years, the eye of the public and the eye of god have witnessed many happenings and events. From the dawn of man, to Martin Luther King, from the discovery of fire to the discovery of nuclear energy. As the world turns, mother nature takes its course and plays a vital role in the construction of new generations. Facts and ideas get passed along from one generation to another, so if one was to live forever they would be able to witness everything. From discoveries, to inventions, serial killers to world leaders and watch their family grow through the ages and eventually die. What are the benefits of living forever ? Besides watching human life and the universe evolve, the person can personally see the change of the world, its development and the swaying of attitudes among all. The future holds answers that can only be answered by time, but every being has his or her time, the time to die, and that time will arrive eventually. But imagine outliving all, the possibilities are uncanny. This wonder, fantasy is the same concept of Peter Pan and Never Never Land. To never age and grow old, to see loved ones go by, friends and family. Since the possibilities of what one can do are limitless, then this state of living forever is a sort of never ending role playing game, and every kid living on this earth, with a limited lifespan knows that sooner or later you will get bored of the game and want to call it quits. But, how will one call quits to a life, a life which in theory would seem to become boring after experiencing everything this world has to offe! r. Wouldn?t that be the greatest thing about living forever ? That your enjoyments of sports, foods, friends, and loved ones would be renewable. That when one thing goes another thing arrives. Have you ever experienced death ? Obviously not personal but in the family or of someone close to you. It?s hard to let go, and hard to put your thoughts and feelings about that person behind you. People will tell you to go on with your life, and that it?s all a part of life, living and dying. Imagine experiencing the hell of losing someone over and over and over and over again. The pain and agony that you would have to suffer through are agonizing just thinking about it. Ah first love. The first date, the first holding of hands, the first kiss, and the first death. Ah second love. The second date, the second holding of hands, the second kiss, and the second death. Visualize going through these stages every century, knowing that you will never meet your beloved up in heaven, and knowing that every other woman or man you see, you will feel as though you are betraying the others. The whole fantasy of love and relationships would all be part of the ongoing game, however this is ! not an ongoing change. The woman or men you would meet throughout the ages would be somewhat of exact copies, because your image, attitude, personality, and yourself in general would not have changed and therefore the same type of woman or men would be attracted to you and this in turn would become monotonous. What about other peoples opinions ? Many texts and oral presentations have been produced concerning our society and their view that they must fit in. That one must fit the image that every generation has hazily set. But if you are to live forever that would set in the minds of others that you are some sort of freak that never dies and a weird person that, just isn?t normal. And nobody likes someone that isn?t normal, because they wouldn?t know what to expect from them, and what their idea of fun is. Not that you would be considered as an alien from mars, eventhough they could be interacting with us by then, but as someone who is outdated because it would obviously take time to become accustomed to the way of life in that time. Do you believe in re-incarnation ? The ancient Egyptians believed that when one person dies, he is brought back to this planet in another state. Not like a state of liquid or gas, but of a an animal or species. I myself, and even if you think it weird, believe in re-incarnation and would like to believe it. I believe that god sends everyone to earth as a human, or homo-sapien, and then as another being so that they can experience life in numerous different ways and directions. So if one was to live forever he or she would be interrupting god?s natural path. Like the ancient Muslims believed, god has set a course for each individual and that path must not be disrupted. If one was to live forever, then what is the purpose of competition ? The whole purpose of humans is to compete with and among each other, for love, money, fame and so on. But who will always come out on top and conquer all the odds ? The person that is living forever. The reason being that his efforts are limitless and the father time and mother nature are both on his or her time. You already have conquered nature by being able to live forever, and by living forever you have all the time in the world to make decisions about what you would like to do and where you would like to go. By now the pattern is clear that competition is at an end for you if all the supernatural forces have been defeated by a human defect, and the game of life is drowning on. ?Life is like a box of chocolates? said Tom Hanks in the Oscar winning film, Forrest Gump. Within me this statement seems reasonable, as life goes on sweet and great things keep happening, but like if you encountered the end of t! he chocolates then all is sad, and in contrast with life, people die. However the person living forever would always be humored because the chocolates are everlasting, and like the sweet taste of chocolate, life would be ever more sweeter. 1934, Jesse Owens is victorious in the Olympics. 264 BC, emperor Honorius of Rome banned gladiatorial bouts. 1749, John Cleland imprisoned for debt. 1960, John F. Kennedy elected president of the United States of America. These are a few of the billions and billions and billions of events that have passed and gone by like a leaf through wind. Imagine one person alive to witness all of mans failures and victories, all of mother natures disasters and glorious makings. The world is full of wonderful things just waiting to be discovered. I would be honored to live forever and throughout eternity, and be able to see things go by. However one condition would have to be fulfilled before and that would have to be, having my family with me to share all the wonderful sites and share all the memories.