rolanni | Plot Device Question

Oh, look, a Winter Storm Warning, starting at 10 a.m. tomorrow, when I Fully Expect to be at the grocery store, if I'm not at the vet's office with Mozart. (Good wishes and prayer wheel spinnings for Mozart, please. He's decided that baby food is even kind of a chore to eat. We think (hope) he's got something going with his mouth that maybe the vets can fix. They're cautious, and reasonably so, about putting a 15 year old cat under anesthesia. On the other hand, baby food shouldn't be that tough to chew...)

So, anyhow, 3-6 inches of snow expected from 10 a.m. tomorrow through 10 p.m. tomorrow night. The good news is that the projected temperatures are higher; the original forecasted temps would have almost been too cold for snow...

But, that's not why I called y'all here today.

What I'd like to know is, Would you want to live forever?

Or, alternatively, Why would someone want to live forever -- absent, OK, a Deathless Enemy who must be pursued and neutralized, or Science! or True Love or Fear of Eternal Damnation -- though we're starting to get thin, here, by my reckoning. At some point, I think, one would become So Weary that even the threat of Eternal Damnation might not trump the wish to simply lie down the burden and sleep.

This may, I note, Just Be Me.

And I will, in fairness, also note that we deal with at least two Deathless in our work. What seems to keep them going is Their Work, and they are fortunate, that their work is infinitely variable.

But, given your everyday guy who happens to be a vampire, or who otherwise has to perform some vile act in order to NOT DIE, when their lives seem to be, aside the quest to NOT DIE, pointless or without purpose. Why does that person want to live forever?

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I liked the idea of living for a very, very long time when I was younger, but while I think an extra decade or two might be nice (assuming I am physically mobile and mentally alert), I would not like to live longer. There is a season for all things.
It is frustrating to see that humanity in general does not seem to learn from past lessons. The college students I work with are bright, caring individuals and know practically nothing of the past. I like them, but have little in common with them which is probably how it should be. If I had to be stuck at one age I'd pick 36 though. I could still do cartwheels and lose weight easily!
I certainly would not want to live if I had to "perform some vile act in order to NOT DIE" - I'd pick death in a minute unless it meant someone else I loved would have to step in and do it. Then I'd plan like crazy to get back at whoever came up with the stupid idea in the first place!
Many good wishes for Mozart, and a great New Year for you all.