Is It Worth Being Able To Live Forever?

We should not forget that the ability of medicine to keep people alive for long periods of time despite their best efforts to die has changed the way people and family perceives the end

Is living forever the greatest gift of the ultimate curse? This is the question that both the ALA notable book, Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt, and the movie based on the book raise. Both explore the exciting possibility of never facing death, the harsh reality of a never ending life and the greed that it can bring. A look at the similarities and differences will reveal that the theme, along with the general story line, was one of the few things that remain the same in the translation from book to movie.

Time moves forward, and only forward. It’s a circle – we are born, raised, we live, then we die. But have you ever imagined what would happen if you were endowed with immortality? What if you could not die no matter how many decades had passed, while the world around you keeps changing and everyone else keeps aging? Would it be wonderful to live forever like that? Then you should take a look at Tuck Everlasting, a novel written by Natalie Babbitt in 1975 which focuses on the negative side of immortality.

This is greatly illustrated in the book "Monkey" where the Monkey King mentions his desire to live forever at numerous points.

Why would someone want to be immortal if they cannot share their life with others? Sharing with others is what life is about. Making connections and relationships

The Dying of the Light is an article by Dr. Craig Bowron that captures the controversy surrounding the role of medication in prolonging life. The author describes that many medical advancements have become a burden to particularly elderly patients who in most instances are ready to embrace the reality of death. Dr. Bowron believes that dying in these modern times has become a tiring and unnatural process. “Everyone wants to grow old and die in his or her sleep, but the truth is most of us will die in pieces,” Bowron notes (Bowron). The article does not advocate for euthanasia or the management of health care costs due to terminal or chronic illness. Bowron faults humanity for not embracing life and death with dignity as it was in the past.

“ All I kept thinking about, over and over,was You can’t live forever; you can’t live forever.” (pg.40)

Death is one of the most significant life events people experience. Most people want to die a peaceful death and desire the same outcome for their family and friends. Medical advancements have resulted in people living longer lives with chronic illnesses. Despite the advancements in medicine and the available treatments of today, sometimes the patient is still unable to escape intolerable suffering; the patient’s quality of life diminishes.

What does it mean to be immortal? The word immortal means to live on forever, never dying or ceasing to exist. In the book "The immortal life of Henrietta lacks," Rebecca Skloot writes about how Henrietta's cells have been living long after Henrietta herself died, making the cells what one calls immortal. Both spiritual and literal immortality is being presented to the reader throughout the book. As one reads deeper into the book, they find that immortality is one of the major themes concerning the cells, Deborah, and the story that ties it all together.

` Lastly, I believe if there is no death, there is no point in life. You know you have forever to do whatever you want to, you won’t live life to the fullest. In my opinion, you will procrastinate on everything. As Natalie Babbitt tells us in her book in, chapter 12, page 49without dying., “If I’d known how to climb back on the wheel, I’d do it in a minute. You can’t live without dying. ” She also tells us how the Tucks feel about living forever in, chapter 12, page 50. “So you can’t call it living what we got.We just are, we just be like rocks , like rocks beside the

Extended life would be nice for some people, however an healthy life will beat an extended life

Some patients may benefit from interventions to cause death, however, for death to be beneficial, the condition of being dead must be superior to the condition of remaining alive.

Is it better to live a life that is long and mundane or one that is short but fulfilling? It is a question with no right answers. The hope for a number of us is to live both a long and fulfilling life, but hope can only take you so far. Death, like life, is one of those inevitable things that we cannot control. You can fight it or even try to control it, but more often than not, it is not going to work out the way you want it to. The only control that you have, is to live the life that you desire, so when the time comes, you can leave this world peacefully, knowing you have lived your life.

Therefore, Williams’ asserts the immortal life would be undesirable, or unlivable since we will inevitably exhaust our categorical desires (100).

What if you got the choice to live forever and never pass away? Would you take it? In the novel Tuck Everlasting the Tuck family comes upon a spring that has water that will make you become immortal. There are different opinions on immortality, and I am going to tell you them.