The Eternal

koan · 06-08-2005, 05:44 PM

If you could live forever, in the same body with the same identity, without growing old...would you want to?

I would not. I think it would be incredibly boring after a while. I am looking forward to the next thing when the time is right.

hotsauce · 06-08-2005, 05:47 PM

No. I would like my rear end to stay in the same place forever...but I would like to have kids...like to experience retirement...like to experience grandkids. I'll take the traditional road!

Suresh Gupta · 06-08-2005, 09:34 PM

Yes, I would like to live forever.

john8pies · 06-09-2005, 03:22 AM

Know how there`s this sort of joke about "Life would be alright were it not for the OTHER people"? I think this sort of is my answer....I could probably be happy just sitting around reading, listening to music, on the INternet, or going for nice walks and drives and holidays, etc BUT it would ultimately become more depressing with wars, illnesses, and your friends and family all dying (unless they too had the same `power`) - so on balance, probably not, but it`s a nice idea, nevertheless!

Agnes · 06-09-2005, 06:45 AM

with the removal of bibles from hospital bedsides i'm not really sure yet? i don't think any thing is eternal other than the light at JFK's burial site?

Lon · 06-09-2005, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by koan

If you could live forever, in the same body with the same identity, without growing old...would you want to?

I would not. I think it would be incredibly boring after a while. I am looking forward to the next thing when the time is right.

Nah, I want to stay as is, after all, it's hard to improve on a good thing.

Light · 11-23-2005, 08:11 AM

Crazy!!! I am happy that I have the pleasure to die one day! infact i am dying already, it started 26 yrs ago the second after birth was given to me.

I agree with john8pies he says most already.. I can only add that it is impossible to truly live your life to the fullest without accepting death as part of life. if you fear death it means that your fear life as well...

chrisb84uk · 11-23-2005, 08:32 AM

Hmm the eternal question, always a hard one to answer for some.

I have to agree that living forever has its perks, I mean being able to witness new achievements and breakthroughs in the world would be fantastic. However on the down side I agree that staying young but watching as your family and friends grow old would be tough, and sure enough eventually as time goes by, you would find yourself gradually becoming bored.

So honestly, I couldn't really answer that question yet, but it is an interesting question that u bring up.

Suresh Gupta · 11-25-2005, 03:06 AM

Everybody has two aspects, body and soul. Body, a physical entity can not last for indefinite period. Soul, a part of the God lives forever.

jennyswan · 01-03-2006, 04:48 PM

No, I think you wouldn't learn an awful lot if you stayed in the same body forever. You wouldn't experience the things you must learn to enable to grow both mentally and physically.
You would always have the same physical and mental boundaries.

06-08-2005, 05:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
koan anomaly Supporting Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 12,699	The Eternal If you could live forever, in the same body with the same identity, without growing old...would you want to? I would not. I think it would be incredibly boring after a while. I am looking forward to the next thing when the time is right. __________________ Having the right to an opinion does not make your opinion right.
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06-08-2005, 05:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
hotsauce Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,466	Re: The Eternal No. I would like my rear end to stay in the same place forever...but I would like to have kids...like to experience retirement...like to experience grandkids. I'll take the traditional road!
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06-08-2005, 09:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Suresh Gupta Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Delhi, INDIA Posts: 1,171	Re: The Eternal Yes, I would like to live forever. __________________ Spread love not hate Suresh Gupta http://www.betterlife4all.com
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06-09-2005, 03:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
john8pies Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,159	Re: The Eternal Know how there`s this sort of joke about "Life would be alright were it not for the OTHER people"? I think this sort of is my answer....I could probably be happy just sitting around reading, listening to music, on the INternet, or going for nice walks and drives and holidays, etc BUT it would ultimately become more depressing with wars, illnesses, and your friends and family all dying (unless they too had the same `power`) - so on balance, probably not, but it`s a nice idea, nevertheless!
Local Time: 08:31 AM Local Date: 12-04-2008

06-09-2005, 06:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
Agnes Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 434	Re: The Eternal with the removal of bibles from hospital bedsides i'm not really sure yet? i don't think any thing is eternal other than the light at JFK's burial site?
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11-23-2005, 08:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
Light Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 23	Re: The Eternal Crazy!!! I am happy that I have the pleasure to die one day! infact i am dying already, it started 26 yrs ago the second after birth was given to me. I agree with john8pies he says most already.. I can only add that it is impossible to truly live your life to the fullest without accepting death as part of life. if you fear death it means that your fear life as well...
Local Time: 08:31 AM Local Date: 12-04-2008

11-23-2005, 08:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
chrisb84uk FG Chatterbox Supporting Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Worcester, UK Posts: 11,644	Re: The Eternal Hmm the eternal question, always a hard one to answer for some. I have to agree that living forever has its perks, I mean being able to witness new achievements and breakthroughs in the world would be fantastic. However on the down side I agree that staying young but watching as your family and friends grow old would be tough, and sure enough eventually as time goes by, you would find yourself gradually becoming bored. So honestly, I couldn't really answer that question yet, but it is an interesting question that u bring up.
Local Time: 08:31 AM Local Date: 12-04-2008

11-25-2005, 03:06 AM	#9 (permalink)
Suresh Gupta Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Delhi, INDIA Posts: 1,171	Re: The Eternal Everybody has two aspects, body and soul. Body, a physical entity can not last for indefinite period. Soul, a part of the God lives forever. __________________ Spread love not hate Suresh Gupta http://www.betterlife4all.com
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01-03-2006, 04:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
jennyswan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,754	Re: The Eternal No, I think you wouldn't learn an awful lot if you stayed in the same body forever. You wouldn't experience the things you must learn to enable to grow both mentally and physically. You would always have the same physical and mental boundaries. __________________
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