The last thing any sensible human being should want is immortality. As it is, life lasts too long for most of us.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Immortality is undesirable because life is already too long for many.
- In plain terms
- Living forever is not a wish worth having.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept mortality as part of life.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Would you live forever?
- Is life too long?
Another view
Some would still choose immortality over death.
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