I definitely don't want to live forever. Boring! All good things have an end - including life. For me the knowledge that one day I will cease to exist, is a great motivator to do stuff now and not tomorrow. To try and some how leave a mark on this world (big or small), that carries on my legacy in my absence.
I'm still undecided on the eternal soul thing. I've always been inclined to see myself (and others) as nothing more than a sophisticated biological machine that will eventually break down. Maybe some part of me will remain after the body dies, maybe not. Either way, I try to enjoy the little time I get to spend in this universe to the fullest.
Btw. I would like to somehow experience the distant future. I'd love to have a chance to see earth a thousand years from now... hopefully, by then, we'll have realized some what of a Star Trek world (and not, say, a Waterworld).
Jim.
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