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People would often think of how would it feel to live forever? Most of them say that it will be fun and that they would give anything for it. But if you contemplate on this thought a little longer you will find the cons of living everyday without fear of end. Take Wolverine from the X-Men as an example,he has claws, he doesn't age, he cannot be killed, and he has nightmares everyday. Those nightmares serve as reminders of the tragic memories he can never forget and the many people he loved who just come and go. Eternal life could be a curse when you lose sight of your purpose.
In order to understand why Gilgamesh wanted to search for immortality, one must know the story of the epic(duh). So long story short, a king named Gilgamesh meets a beast named Enkidu, they meet(they fight actually), and it was love at first punch. Gilgamesh now considers Enkidu as his equal. They fight a demon named Humbaba. They return. Ishtar, the goddess of love likes …show more content…
Did he cry because he lost his friend or because he realized that he is not immortal? I think Gilgamesh cried because of both. He was devastated because he lost his only friend who was always with him. He lost the only person he considered his equal. His quest for immortality is sparked by his need to bring Enkidu back to life. Gilgamesh also realized that he too is vulnerable to death. Since he is only two-thirds god and one-third man, he can die if the gods wished it. This shows that Gilgamesh has never really thought about dying. And when reality hit him. It hit him hard.
Because of Gilgamesh's wish to bring Enkidu back, he starts his quest for immortality. Though he does not realize it, his hunger for immortality is now driven by his selfish motives to cheat death. He hopes he can find Utnapishtim, the Noah of Mesopotamia, who was said to have been granted eternal life by the gods after the flood. Gilgamesh hopes that he can teach him how to have eternal life or maybe to avoid
People would often think of how would it feel to live forever? Most of them say that it will be fun and that they would give anything for it. But if you contemplate on this thought a little longer you will find the cons of living everyday without fear of end. Take Wolverine from the X-Men as an example,he has claws, he doesn't age, he cannot be killed, and he has nightmares everyday. Those nightmares serve as reminders of the tragic memories he can never forget and the many people he loved who just come and go. Eternal life could be a curse when you lose sight of your purpose.
In order to understand why Gilgamesh wanted to search for immortality, one must know the story of the epic(duh). So long story short, a king named Gilgamesh meets a beast named Enkidu, they meet(they fight actually), and it was love at first punch. Gilgamesh now considers Enkidu as his equal. They fight a demon named Humbaba. They return. Ishtar, the goddess of love likes …show more content…
Did he cry because he lost his friend or because he realized that he is not immortal? I think Gilgamesh cried because of both. He was devastated because he lost his only friend who was always with him. He lost the only person he considered his equal. His quest for immortality is sparked by his need to bring Enkidu back to life. Gilgamesh also realized that he too is vulnerable to death. Since he is only two-thirds god and one-third man, he can die if the gods wished it. This shows that Gilgamesh has never really thought about dying. And when reality hit him. It hit him hard.
Because of Gilgamesh's wish to bring Enkidu back, he starts his quest for immortality. Though he does not realize it, his hunger for immortality is now driven by his selfish motives to cheat death. He hopes he can find Utnapishtim, the Noah of Mesopotamia, who was said to have been granted eternal life by the gods after the flood. Gilgamesh hopes that he can teach him how to have eternal life or maybe to avoid