Gilgamesh was seeking for everlasting life, hoping that Utnapishtim would disclose the secret, but his answer was not anticipated. Utnapishtim explained the calamity of the flood that devastated mankind and his path to his everlasting life. The flood in Utnapishtim’s story represented how death can easily befall mankind according to God’s will. The God’s survival symbolizes how a man can die, but mankind will continue to survive regardless of any disaster. Utnapishtim explains how nothing is everlasting; therefore, embrace life as it is and be content: that is the meaning of life. I find Utnapishtim’s explanation convincing because his philosophy is similar to mine: not even the Universe will survive its own fall and life will go on so why
