You have been given a choice to become immortal. Would you?

alisaz · Post by **alisaz** » 19 Feb 2017, 13:37

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Sherrie Creech · Post by **Sherrie Creech** » 19 Feb 2017, 13:45

No because I wouldn't want to out live my children

The Proficient · Post by **The Proficient** » 19 Feb 2017, 14:28

Definitely yes. I strongly believe that Success is a journey not a destination. My goals and objectives keeps me motivated to do things better every day.

Immortality lets me to visualize long term goals and helps me to make my life more purposeful. If you read biographies of great leaders one thing is common that is lot of people wished that they could have lived longer. Just imagine if Shakespeare or John Milton was immortal we would have got millions of wonderful poems. If Edison would have been immortal we could have possibly living in a more advanced world.

I love to learn so being immortal gives me opportunity to learn a lot of things. I wish I will be a master in at least ten languages. I will have the highest number of phd's in the World. I will make my life purpose to serve the human mankind for a long time.

William L Stuart · Post by **William L Stuart** » 19 Feb 2017, 14:56

No, but if you leave a good legacy behind, isn't that a type of immortality?

Trixer · Post by **Trixer** » 19 Feb 2017, 15:00

I'm going to say no - reason I quote the Queen song "who wants to live forever?" I think when those around you who you have loved but lost the joy of living would be short.

DiverseSpirit · Post by **DiverseSpirit** » 19 Feb 2017, 17:26

I was asked this question when I was in elementary school. Of course, I wanted to be immortal like a superhero or something.

However, as life went by, I realized it would be more heartbreaking to be immortal. I would watch loved-ones die, I would notice a substantial change in everything around me, and I am sure there would be a cyclical nature about it. I want to die...but only because I expect to die one day. Plus, I think people of the future would consider me insane. As an immortal, I would probably keep up with the times, but it is not worth it in the long-run.

To be creative though: if I were given a mission throughout my immortal life to do this and that on protecting the world or ensuring a particular event carries forward, I think that would be an interesting adventure.

Wasif Ahmed · Post by **Wasif Ahmed** » 19 Feb 2017, 20:12

The Proficient wrote:Definitely yes. I strongly believe that Success is a journey not a destination. My goals and objectives keeps me motivated to do things better every day.

Immortality lets me to visualize long term goals and helps me to make my life more purposeful. If you read biographies of great leaders one thing is common that is lot of people wished that they could have lived longer. Just imagine if Shakespeare or John Milton was immortal we would have got millions of wonderful poems. If Edison would have been immortal we could have possibly living in a more advanced world.

I love to learn so being immortal gives me opportunity to learn a lot of things. I wish I will be a master in at least ten languages. I will have the highest number of phd's in the World. I will make my life purpose to serve the human mankind for a long time.

Nice post but you should you read the reply posted below this post.

-- 20 Feb 2017, 06:42 --

William L Stuart wrote:No, but if you leave a good legacy behind, isn't that a type of immortality?

Exactly!

sapna · Post by **sapna** » 20 Feb 2017, 08:47

Yes I would like to be immortal... Only if my loving hubby gets a chance too to be immortal.

Shruth24 · Post by **Shruth24** » 20 Feb 2017, 09:08

Yes, but only in the form of memories.

Sindhu Srinath · Post by **Sindhu Srinath** » 20 Feb 2017, 10:50

Shruth24 wrote:Yes, but only in the form of memories.

Nice idea! Kind of like the 'leaving behind a legacy' thought.

V_bansal2912 · Post by **V_bansal2912** » 21 Feb 2017, 01:07

I think I would accept on condition that I age according to my wish. Exploring the world and reading as many books as I can is the temptation behind immortality. At the same time I would want the option to choose when to age and finally die.
It is something similar to the mythical character 'Bhisma' from a Famous Indian Mythology 'Mahabharata'

Calcutta Miss · Post by **Calcutta Miss** » 21 Feb 2017, 04:54

Only if I can make my best friend immortal too. I don't to spend an eternity alone.

RJ65051 · Post by **RJ65051** » 21 Feb 2017, 06:00

No. Because life is difficult and has many challenges. I have no doubt my brain could not function over the age of 100, let alone my body challenges with sickness, food chemicals, and air pollutions.

Bonrizal · Post by **Bonrizal** » 21 Feb 2017, 08:24

Wasif Ahmed wrote:
Ginya wrote:I really don't think I would be able to resist such a chance. I just know that I wouldn't be alone...because if I've been offered immortality than I known that others will have the same chance and I will always have kin that way (though I guess they could be foe as well as friend) I would find some way to ensure that a few people would join me in immortality. The possibilities are so exciting! You can literally watch history unfold, civilization collapse and rebuild...and if you wanted, have a hand in all of it. You could destroy those that are ruining our world or who hurt the innocent. You could see our progression into space or who knows where else.
I recently read an article why becoming immortal is worst than death. You see, humans are continously eveloving. In about a couple of 1000 years the physical characteristics of humans will completely change but you will be the same 2017 human. You will be the odd one out with a world with completely different people.

-- 02 Feb 2017, 11:41 --

Sparkletime wrote:I think this is an interesting question. Do I become an immortal like Logan/Wolverine where I still feel pain but am able to heal quickly and can't die at all? Or an immortal that can be killed or missing an arm, like Highlander (there can only be one!)? I think many immortals are often represented in books and movies and on TV as having to constantly change their identity. Would I have to do that? All of this is exhausting.

On the other hand, if I can be free of illness and not worry about governments testing on me and just be openly immortal, it's pretty easy to do but emotionally it might be draining unless some of the people you love also get this deal. I would love to travel the cosmos and immortality is needed for that sort of thing but it's at a huge cost. I think if it was a deal where I could die in an explosion or burned up by a star, I might take it because there's still an out if I eventually did feel like I had spent the right amount of time living, but to live forever is an awfully long time.
Really thoughtful views! Thanks for sharing them with us. ?

[quote: bonrizal] "Allow me to share with you my own thoughts, my own feelings and God. According to my Catholic faith if I lived my temporary life here on earth and died full of grace then I will be given the gift of 'eternal life,' or immortality as you say. Thus we who have been given eternal life become immortal like God who shares His infinite powers on all who denies sin in this life and chose a life filled with grace...This I truly believe and each day I try to love God above all things and love my neighbour and if I may have done anything that is displeasing to God each day, I ask for forgiveness each evening before I sleep[/quote]

-- 21 Feb 2017, 08:24 --

Wasif Ahmed wrote:
Ginya wrote:I really don't think I would be able to resist such a chance. I just know that I wouldn't be alone...because if I've been offered immortality than I known that others will have the same chance and I will always have kin that way (though I guess they could be foe as well as friend) I would find some way to ensure that a few people would join me in immortality. The possibilities are so exciting! You can literally watch history unfold, civilization collapse and rebuild...and if you wanted, have a hand in all of it. You could destroy those that are ruining our world or who hurt the innocent. You could see our progression into space or who knows where else.
I recently read an article why becoming immortal is worst than death. You see, humans are continously eveloving. In about a couple of 1000 years the physical characteristics of humans will completely change but you will be the same 2017 human. You will be the odd one out with a world with completely different people.

-- 02 Feb 2017, 11:41 --

Sparkletime wrote:I think this is an interesting question. Do I become an immortal like Logan/Wolverine where I still feel pain but am able to heal quickly and can't die at all? Or an immortal that can be killed or missing an arm, like Highlander (there can only be one!)? I think many immortals are often represented in books and movies and on TV as having to constantly change their identity. Would I have to do that? All of this is exhausting.

On the other hand, if I can be free of illness and not worry about governments testing on me and just be openly immortal, it's pretty easy to do but emotionally it might be draining unless some of the people you love also get this deal. I would love to travel the cosmos and immortality is needed for that sort of thing but it's at a huge cost. I think if it was a deal where I could die in an explosion or burned up by a star, I might take it because there's still an out if I eventually did feel like I had spent the right amount of time living, but to live forever is an awfully long time.
Really thoughtful views! Thanks for sharing them with us. ?

[quote: bonrizal] "Allow me to share with you my own thoughts, my own feelings and God. According to my Catholic faith if I lived my temporary life here on earth and died full of grace then I will be given the gift of 'eternal life,' or immortality as you say. Thus we who have been given eternal life become immortal like God who shares His infinite powers on all who denies sin in this life and chose a life filled with grace...This I truly believe and each day I try to love God above all things and love my neighbour and if I may have done anything that is displeasing to God each day, I ask for forgiveness each evening before I sleep[/quote]

PreetI4234 · Post by **PreetI4234** » 21 Feb 2017, 14:03

We all are aware that in this short life we meet many different people and leave them when there is a need to move forward and death is the level when you feel nothing left behind you and again birth, new life, new feeling, new world, new mind. If immortality happens to me I will get a life almost always having a mature mind,everyone will expect maturity From me. And I will get a single state of mind that I never want really