User blog:Lilyxflower/Immortality vs Mortality

Humans have struggled against the idea of mortality and the end of existence from the earliest times. Most people find it difficult to imagine an end to their existence. Many find the idea frightening. The loss of our personhood, our existence is something few can accept. The belief in an afterlife is ancient. Most ancient religions or cultures recognized an afterlife. The practice of burying the dead dates to early man and the practice of burying objects with the dead for use in the next life is also many thousands of years old.

By living as an immortal, one may remain youthful and watch the world change but they are left with the uncertainty of what their fates could have been (ex. The experience of death and the afterlife). Mortals are doomed from birth because they will die at some point but they will have a lifetime to experience what the world they live in has to offer. Whereas immortals are able to live with no fear of death but they will never move onwards from the point in their life where they have become immortal; they don’t age at all.

Mortals know any moment could be their last and they use the days in their limited lifespan to live their lives as much as possible. Immortals live consistent lives with the same routines because they know they are liberated from death.