The Good Life: The Epic Of Gilgamesh

It has always been a question on the minds of our generation, our parents, our grandparents and those who have passed on before us have always had; that question being, How do we truly live the “good” life? The question at hand is a very complex and confusing one, which no one will have a clear, concise answer to. Although plenty have experienced their fair share of trying to seek this complex answer about how as we humans can reach the level of ultimate and complete satisfaction of life, but again, nor will ever have the true answer to the big question that will always have our minds wandering. Not knowing this answer will generally cause anxiety and tension in one’s life because we are lost souls trying to find the meaning or meanings of life and how we can individually be happy. Many of us out in this world have most likely suffered from some sort of depression, tragic time, or have lost hope in having a good life and at the moment that is when we start looking for guidance. That guidance could come from quotes, authors, and great people throughout history. We lean on those whose words and guidelines to give us advice on how what we should look towards what a great life should be for us; by using others words we try to make our own guidelines. …show more content…
This is the story or conquest of a man looking for immortality. This would most likely be Gilgamesh’s own personal trial to get his own sense of what a good life should or should not be. This story can give a good depiction of what how hard it can be to find your own sense of purpose in this life as well as how you can find joy in the trials and tribulations of that journey. As human beings we truly know that fighting death is truly inevitable ad it can come at any time it pleases, but that does not stop Gilgamesh