Hypothetically...

[jmfargo]

I heard a quote recently that really resonated with me.

Paraphrasing heavily, "most people longing for immortality can't figure out what to do on a rainy Thursday afternoon."

What would somebody have to do in order to deserve immortality? If you could give immortality to one person, but only through choosing personality traits, what unique traits would that person have to have?

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[(Anonymous)]

Good question...
At least I don't have trouble figuring out what to do on a rainy Thursday afternoon :) i keep hearing people say how they're sick of Winter (and have been for quite some time already), while I'm thinking "Sheesh! I don't have TIME for nice weather, I'm too busy as it is!"

I was pondering "immortality", or at least a VERY long lifespan, and wondering "What happens once you've reached the pinnacle of your dreams and desires, and then still have hundreds of years to live after that?" Do you decline from having reached your aspirations into nothing, move on to newer and greater ones, or what?

I've always thought that if you were granted "immortality", you would have responsibilities far above and beyond those of everyday life. You would be a keeper of history, akin to that 'archivist' from Dragonlance, or The Watcher from the DC universe. Using your immortality for purely selfish purposes would be greedy and unworthy of the mantle.

I think in order to deserve immortality you need to be an orphan who makes toys and delivers them through blizzards and sickness to needy children. At least that's one of the few mortals I know who has been granted such a gift :)

-tt

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I think once you've reached the pinnacle, you take some time to enjoy it, and then move on to a new pinnacle, reaching for a higher peak. :)

Personally, I think that a person who is granted immortality might not HAVE responsibilities far above and beyond those of everyday life, but would eventually have to take them on. With all that knowledge, and the ability to do something about it (assuming we're talking true immortality here, not just overly long life), you'd just have to do something.

Though I once was offered the chance to become a champion for a God, essentially immortal and all-powerful, but I had to give up everything and everyone I knew. I had to champion their cause, but could never contact my loved ones again. Tough choice, you know?*

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