Questions (Phone)

[ceasetoexist]

[At first, there's just silence over the phone, like someone knocked it over and forgot to put the receiver back up. Finally, after a few moments of this and of fake starts, Pokey finally speaks.]

So, with all the stupid age crap going on, I got a question for you people.

If you could stay one age, forever, would you? Or would you choose to keep aging?

Because, I mean, why wouldn't you want to stay the same age, right? I mean, it's pretty much immortality, and you wouldn't really miss out on anything by not getting older or anything. Really, you'd be doing better then them, right? So yeah.

Sorry, stupid question. Because it's not like anyone WOULDN'T take immortality when given the option. Because everyone would choose immortality.

Right?

Comments

[politerudeness.livejournal.com]

Perhaps. But immortality is a state which has both advantages and disadvantages.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

It has more advantages then mortality.

[politerudeness.livejournal.com]

Logically, yes. However...

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

However what?

[politerudeness.livejournal.com]

I am an old man. I have lived for about two thousand and eight hundred years while aging very little. So, you could say that I have a little experience with it. And, not aging, staying in the same form for so long, watching so many die while you simply move on-... it gets tiring after a while.

Also, the advantages and disadvantages depend on the sort of immortality you speak of. It comes in many different forms, after all. Some less favorable. Simply as an example... imagine not being able to die, even after your body has ripped apart to pieces, your head cut off or destroyed, after being tortured for eternity and going through such pain that you would rather take your own life- and not being able to do so. Immortality would get in the way in such situations.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Well, that's why you just don't...don't concern yourself with others too much. I mean, who cares about them, you know? You only really need yourself.

[Though he'd never really thought about those last parts. Yeah that...kind of gives him pause.]

[politerudeness.livejournal.com]

Is it really so easy? Humans require the presence of others. Without it, they would gradually become very lonely.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

So what?

I can do just fine on my own. Loneliness isn't so bad.

[politerudeness.livejournal.com]

That is not the case for everyone- however, if you truly think so, then, that is good for you.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Of course it is. I know what's good for me.