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Originally Posted by williamhessian  Boring? Wow. I really don't grasp the idea of quitting something as amazing and incredible as life because it is boring. I can't beleive people get bored at all actually. It doesn't seem to hard to search and find new things that are the oppostie of boring. Jim, no offense, but being bored is a lame excuse for not wanting to live forever. On the other hand, your 'all good things come to end' concept makes a lot more sense to me. Even though i disagree. |
I didn't say that my life is boring, I just said that the concept of living forever (as in a million years) doesn't entice me. Let me rephrase... my stance is that my life is
more interesting precisely because it is relatively short. If I'd have all of eternity ahead of me, that'd just be too many reasons to procrastinate.
If I'd live forever, my choices would loose all of their meaning and power. Instead of carefully picking which books I devote my precious time to, I'd have the time to read them all. Gone is the satisfaction of reading that exceptionally well written novel I chanced upon in the one bookstore I hardly ever visit...
Eternal life would also rob me of the honor of being remembered. Again, the notion of leaving some kind of legacy (big or small) is a great motivator for me.
Jim.