Live or Die Trying

8/25/2014

A lot of medical research today focuses on developing medicinal cures to ageing, specifically to live forever. What are the advantages and disadvantages of extremely long life?

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Write brief comments to defend or challenge this assertion above in 160 characters or less. You must also reply to a classmate's post. You cannot post the same thing on a classmate's post that you posted for your comment.

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Deadline: August 29, 2014 11:59 p.m. CST

DeMarcus Byrd

8/26/2014 10:51:34 am

To live forever would be considerably awesome for some people but for me I don't think I could do it, living forever would get boring after awhile because you would run out of things to do. Just think about it for a minute, you have just been given some type of pill that lets you live forever after that you set off to do any and everything you ever wanted to do. Once you've done all that what is there left for you to do. You should also consider the possibility of the power going strait to your head and you end up doing something to get life in prison, well on the up side you would have all the time in the world to think of an escape plan. Now I want to turn your attention to something else, what if we all had this drug that would let us live forever, I bet some of you are saying that's fair it all sounds good but its not!! Think deeper than just you and your friends and family think about what this would do to our world. People are not going to stop making babies so eventually we would overpopulate the world and use up all of our natural resources thus causing an eruption in our ecosystem and I am pretty sure we would die of starvation and if that couldn't kill us I am still sure it wouldn't end well.

"Life is a gift. Immortality a curse" - The Wolverine

hannah julius

8/27/2014 09:07:11 am

demarcus, this is good, and you are right. Maybe it is not good to live forever.

Darryl Sellars

8/27/2014 03:38:22 pm

I agree in some aspects living forever might not be as awesome as it sounds.

Christopher Culberson

8/29/2014 02:21:16 am

At some point in life you should come to a stop, a stop that tell your brain your tired. There are a lot of disadvantages that comes with aging. The longer you live the more your body deals with wear and tear. Your bones and vital organs will eventually reach a peak were they have had enough. Your body is a system, that system is in use from the day you were created. Death is a form of satisfaction personally. Meaning you are satisfied with the time u spent on planet Earth.

Antwon Portley

8/29/2014 02:49:40 am

I agree, i don't think it a good idea to live forever because it would not always be a good thing

Cameron Carmichael 4th period

8/29/2014 05:20:57 am

I disagree on that, because nobody cant live forever if they could that long life would be tiring and they'll be wishing for an end

hannah julius

8/27/2014 09:12:17 am

i think it is good that people are trying to live forever.it's their life and they should be able to choose.An advantage of an extremly long life is wisodm. A disadvantage of an extremly long life is physical signs of aging, like wrinkles and weaker bones.so that is something to think about.

Kyra castle

8/28/2014 04:41:17 pm

I agree it's a good thing to try to live forever. You get to see more and more history being made and you get to see the new generation of people and it's true you do it become more wiser. And you can be passing wisdom down to your children their children and their children

Robert Wallace

8/29/2014 01:31:16 am

Hannah I agree with you because those are things people would have to think about in the long run

Unique Boynton link

8/27/2014 11:08:23 am

I feel as if this is a good idea it gives us the gift we were extended to have in the first place but it will only make some things worse. Elderly people tend to suffer with many illnesses. No matter if the stay alive, it's just common to be in danger in the health department after a certain age and that can create a lot of conflict in our society . Not only does your physical appearance change but also your mental state and I don't think that is going help people with the serious diseases and illnesses that they need to finally rest get from

DeQuelyn Longway Adams

8/27/2014 11:36:09 am

I agree with Ms.Boynton because as you get older your immune system gets weaker.

Cari Armstrong

8/29/2014 04:50:55 pm

I agree with dequalyn & unique because you are getting older you can't do the things you use too do when you was younger

DeMarcus Byrd

8/28/2014 09:02:41 am

Ms. Boynton I disagree with some of what you are saying.
The prompt clearly says the "A lot of medical research today focuses on developing medicinal cures to ageing, specifically to live forever" meaning that they are not really going to get old. Which means that their health should be in good condition. But I do agree with what you said about their mental state, now after living for so many years I do believe that they could go crazy. So I agree with some and disagree with others, but overall I think u did good.

Tayja Birdsong

8/28/2014 09:50:32 am

I agree with you on the mental health issue because either way (DeMarcus) there is going to be something wrong with the medical cure. EVERYTHING has a side affect, EVERYTHING. But mostly I agree because not everyone is intended to live forever.

jamarie williams p5

8/29/2014 12:53:37 am

i dis agree with DQ because as older people get older they say they feel younger.If you eat the right food you can stay as healthy as anybody else

Halee' Boyd

8/27/2014 11:52:40 am

To have a pill that would give you immortal life would seem pretty cool. You would be able to have all the time in the world to do whatever it is your heart desire. Wouldn't have to worry about losing your friends and love ones. We would be like walking vampires on one of those Twilight movies. But on the other hand immortal life could also get boring leaving you with nothing else to do. If everyone is immortal then we would run out of room in the world. And would suffer from not enough of materials, resources, and foods. So having a pill that can provide you with immortal life can have its advantages and disadvantages. Depending on how you look at it.

DeQuelyn Longway Adams

8/27/2014 11:55:58 am

Living a very long life could come with a lot of pros and cons. The pros of the situation is that for 1 you get to witness change rather good or bad. 2 you would be able to do just about everything that you wanted to do before perishing. Now the cons to the situation is that as you get older your body is not as strong as it used to be which makes it easier for you to get sick. And last but not least you would out grow your friends and family leaving you here all alone for eternal life. All in all if it was up to me I would rather not live forever because it would once become a time that i can't do for my self.

Joshua Johnson

8/27/2014 12:47:27 pm

I do agree with DeQuelyn,living longer isn't always good.

Maryann Amoloja 5th period

8/27/2014 12:58:37 pm

Many believe that eternal youth is a god sent. That it would be amazing to be about to live forever. I agree that living for a long time would be a good idea because one of man's worst fear is death. If there was a drug that could stop death you wouldn't need to watch as the people you loved died and they wouldn't have to watch you die either.Many have feared what comes after death because of the unknown. Many have lost there loved one's to death which has caused a lot of to have pain. If there was a way that modern medicine could to stop death and end all the suffering i would say go for it. Immorality would be a blessing not a curse.

Joshua Johnson

8/27/2014 01:46:26 pm

I think being able to live forever is a good thing. By extending your life spand, it gives you a chance to do things that you've never done before. Living longer also can create problems, such as running out of things to do, you are likely to not have a full strength of health, or maybe the world would become over crowded due to the elderly extending there lives and living forever .All in I would want to live forever but unfortunately living has to many negatives than positives.

Ms. d.

8/27/2014 02:42:10 pm

It would be devastating to watch everyone around you that you love die. I can't imagine living in this world without my grandchildren!

Michael magee

8/28/2014 08:44:50 am

I agree with ms. d. Because i whould feal bad if i was old and lived longer then my grand children.

Darryl Sellars

8/27/2014 03:48:04 pm

I think living forever would be good for some people and bad for others. You'll eventually watch everybody you know die around you but that's just something everyone has to deal with sooner or later. You probably might get bored with life in general once you've done everything you could possibly want to do or you could just keep on enjoying the good aspects of life forever which is pretty awesome. Except if its a drug that everyone can get you must think logically about it no one should be allowed to have kids anymore unless you want the rapid population growth to start pushing people of the continents into the ocean or the decay of resources and eventual starvation of everyone. so if this drug existed for everyone then that would be the end of the human race. so if it was just or one person then yeah I guess it would be pretty cool to live forever because you would have more time to figure out what life is about and answer all of those unanswered questions life has presented us with.

Aspen Smith

8/27/2014 05:04:14 pm

living forever could be both good and bad for some people , for instance the affluent people wouldn't have have problem because they would be able to afford it and then there's the less fortunate , who honestly wants to work 9-5 for eternity . Then what happens once you get tired of living or your love one's get killed , the only way out is suicide, murder , or a tragic accident. This world is already cruel and cold hearted.
Imagine how over populated the world will become because people are not going to stop having children.
There are many reasons why we can and can't live forever I just don't agree with eternal life for humans on earth.

Nefretiri Ross

8/28/2014 02:05:16 pm

Living is for the good and bad people don't realized how this world we live in is evil.

Ra'Shad Little

8/28/2014 01:42:49 am

The quest for immortality is a fools errand. Imagine watching everyone you know dying around you, from sickness or their mistakes. To live life once is a gift, but to live ten times over would be a burden. To love many people and watch them wither and die at the hands of time. To watch your achievements that you were once proud of, to no longer hold any importance to the masses. It would be quite fair to say that time has no meaning to an immortal. Weeks, days, months, even decades hold no significance to a man/woman that would live forever. You would be a walking relic, unrivaled in wisdom. However, after a century or so you'd have accomplished everything possible. You could be skilled in every profession, be the pinnacle of perfection even. Perfection however is drab. Life's imperfections are what make it worth living. Also, who's to say you won't lose your sanity? Even the world's most harden war veterans would lose their minds at the realization that everyone they will ever come to know will die, that any form of relationship would only bring heartache and suffering in the end. Your body may not wither away, but your mind surely will. The best outcome would be suffering multiple personality syndrome, the worst would be fearing other life to the point where you'd kill everything and everyone. Life's a gift and should be cherished for what it provides. Humans as a whole are greedy creatures and will always seek more and more, however as the old saying goes curiosity killed the cat.

“To desire immortality is to desire the eternal perpetuation of a great mistake” Arthur Schopenhauer

Taylor Dilworth

8/28/2014 04:36:16 am

The Advantages Of Having A Long Life Is That You Don't Have To Die Knowing That You Are Leaving Your Family Alone. You Can Be There To See Your Family Prosper. You Also Won't Have Others Grieving Over You, And You Can See The World Mature And Grow Older In There Last Days. The Disadvantages Is That You Will Never Be At Peace And Never See God. It Would Really Be Heartbreaking To See The People You Lovee Die. I Would Cry And Be Devasted.

Arias Cook

8/28/2014 02:29:32 pm

I agree, with Taylors response. What person wouldn't want to see God and go to heaven. In that case why live by the book of the bible if your never going to get to heaven.

Michael magee

8/28/2014 08:37:17 am

Living forever is not a good thing because when you get older your bones begin to get frail and weak and u will lose control of your body be able to do things u want to do

Tayja Birdsong

8/28/2014 09:10:04 am

To live forever defeats the meaning of life and death.What would either mean if we lived forever? While here on earth we are meant to serve our purpose and set our mark on society. How would we have learned how important equality is if our ancestors wouldn't have died for our rights? Living forever is not an advantage at all. There are many things that would be affected if it was. Like the meaning of pain and sorrow. How would I know what it feels like to lose a loved one if I've never had the feeling? How would I know that that feeling soon passes if I've never been through it? Everything happens for a reason. Living forever would defeat the purpose of a meaningful life..

Jaclyn Brown 5th

8/28/2014 09:55:16 am

I agree with this one. this one made you stop and think about how i life is short for a reason. At the same times you might thing bout it everthig dose happen for a reason.

Christian Forehand

8/28/2014 11:26:29 am

I agree with Tayja , that living forever would defeat the purpose of life and death. If you live for ages you might forget all the things our ancestors did and died doing for us. The elder are smart and wise. That's why they teach us things before they're time is up on earth.

Domonique Bass

8/28/2014 02:13:29 pm

I agree with Tayja Birdsong, living forveer does defeat the prurpose of life. Life is to take something away but yet bring something new into the world at the same time. A person can live forever just not in the same form they're brought back to life in a new way.

Derrica Anderson

8/29/2014 04:34:00 pm

Very well stated. Without death, there would be no purpose of life. We, as humans wouldn't know what it feels like to overcome or have an idea of what it must've been like for our ancestors.

Jaclyn Brown 5th peiord

8/28/2014 09:46:32 am

Theirs always someone looking for somting to help them stay alive just a little bit longer. It seem like that everyone is trying to stay here on the earth, but for what reason ? The advantages is this would help if the wiser people stay alive so that they can help out the youth. They also can help out by telling everyone how life was back in the time they living in. They also might can tell the story how they might of did diffrent thing about you, like your sweet and verry pretty. The disadvantages is you might have to see the in long surffing pain. Then again theirs no disadvantages with that. If that was the case God would them stay longer without some medicanal attention.

dominique hemphill

8/28/2014 10:17:09 am

I agree with tajha birdsong. Mental health maybe an issue.. just because they are trying the aging drug doesn't mean it's going to work effectively.. but then I also think it would. be something good. Age won't be and issue because of the drug.

Christian Forehand

8/28/2014 11:15:18 am

Pros and cons of suppose "Ever lasting" is not possible. You can't believe that there is a bottle that can guarantee you a longer life and better health. For those who believe in God and read the bible. It says in Exodus 20:12 "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee." No man can give you longer life and better health but God. That's what i believe. And sometimes God cut people life's short and some live long enough to see their grandchildren if they have kids of there own.

Avier Ashby

8/28/2014 01:55:30 pm

Living a extremely long life is however, good and bad. The medical cures that are made can have any and every chemical or product in it that may can harm or kill you. What if none of that happens to you but it changes your facial and body features completely,then how would you fell? Meanwhile the advantages of taking the medical cure might make you feel complete about yourself. Example, let's say you got the dose of the medication and you started seeing that you were losing weight and started looking way better then you did before. Therefore, if that was to happen, many individuals would get the cure to expand their life living term.

avier Ashby

8/28/2014 02:00:30 pm

yes Taylor I do agree with you but what if the person does get the long living cure but isn't happy with life at all, what if the cure make him/her go crazy?

Nefretiri Ross

8/28/2014 02:07:25 pm

Living forever would be great for all of us but would you rather live your days to see evil or living your days until it's your time to live at peace .We the people might think it will be good to live for along time but living on earth can be for the good or bad because the earth we live in is hell already . About time the year's gone by , there will be doctor's trying to make a new drug to keep people living as long as they want nobody shouldn't have to suffer their life like that if it's your time it's your time you cant be scared because you want to be in a better world . You can be heald and dont have to worry about no pain , medicine, blood pressure, diabetes, or anything that made you feel that anyone that took your relevants that you thought that was gone be here forever . We say we gone be here forever but anyone knows that the outcome may or may not happend.

Arias Cook 5th Period

8/28/2014 02:26:49 pm

In my opinion living a longer life certainly has many benefits such asw spending more time with family and friends, oppurtunities to travel and see more of the world, being around while your great grandchildren and great-grandchildren grow up etc. Disadvantages would be everything would keep changing new trends new generations. Also, don't you think you would eventually get bored with life, like who really wants to be 130 years old.

Jessica Chimney (2nd period)

8/28/2014 03:08:21 pm

Regardless whether their is a cure found or not eventually you still could see your loved ones and people that mean a lot to you pass a way cause death doesn't come by age and just because their is a cure found to make you have every lasting life, doesn't mean that this cure could save you from other things in life such as getting shot or stabbed or poisoned etc. So you can't actually say that it's a bad thing to create this cure, because you don't won't to see your children or grandchildren die because they could get murdered or anything in your very presence without you being in old age.

Emmanuel Robinson link

8/28/2014 03:48:34 pm

I believe that living a longer life has its pros and cons. One advantage of living for a long time is that your love ones will live with you forever. The only big disadvantage I see is over population, the world will get crowded with people, things will lose its value and the world would go in to a Great Depression.

Chris Rowlett

8/29/2014 02:08:43 pm

I agree Emmanuel that living a long life has its pros and cons

salifu sangaray 3rd period

8/28/2014 04:30:06 pm

living a long life is great blessing because you can witness so much that's been going on for decades and also be able to tell history.the bad part about living to long is not being able to take care of yourself because your to old and that lone-less is gone is going to be a problem because not everyone get to live long all your family and friends may die. The oldest you can live is 125 years old and i don't think anybody can function as good at that age .

salifu sangaray

8/28/2014 04:34:15 pm

Ra'Shad Little i totally agree with what you saying because it wouldn't feel right watching everyone you knew die and your the only survivor

raymond hawkins link

8/28/2014 10:16:15 pm

I feel that no one should be able to live forever because living forever means you see alot of things that you don't won't to see which comes with responsibility. The only positive is telling someone about your life. Don't ever go against the laws of nature because some one had found a cure to long Gevity because a cure always can be your curse

Robert Wallace

8/29/2014 01:35:55 am

Living forever I believe would be great ,who wouldn't think that; however you would have to think about as you grow old you body changes. Your bone become weak.

Aspen

8/29/2014 03:48:13 am

I agree with avier because living forever can be a good and bad thing

cameron carmichel 4th

8/29/2014 05:17:23 am

the advantage of living a long life is so a person can enjoy doing the things they want to do,
but even though that's good it has depressing side effects like the damage stability of the mind knowing a lot of people you once knew are dead ,and that your body cant do the things it's use to anymore. death is not a bad if you know that your life was worth wild until the end.

Hector Castillo P.5

8/29/2014 02:33:24 pm

Cameron has a point about enjoying a long life , and the depressing side of losing the people you used to know. But everything has to have an end.

Princese Thompson Period5

8/29/2014 05:20:03 am

The advantage of longevity has always been considered as a kind of treasure and fortune. And wisdom is usually linked with the elder. Death has always been regarded as something frightening and most people want to live a long life. Living longer means one can stay with his or her family longer and enjoy a happy later life. People spend most of their life doing nothing not cherishing the life they have but at the same time Being blessed with long life is a bad thing because there is so many health problems and a lot of many different complications that come alone that can't be cured. Living for a long time let's you see the upcoming and old parts f your history and the present things in life to look forward too .

jacorian lee

8/29/2014 05:31:34 am

I agree, with Mr. Adams cause as we get older we begin to become weaker and its going to become a point where your dependent and at the end of the day you will feel dead rather you alive or not.

Ronisha Lankford

8/29/2014 05:36:05 am

The advantage of long life is you have time to just live and leave behind a legacy while doing those things that you love . You also have the time to get back on your feet if you had fallen. The disadvantage is you will have to live in this cruel world and suffer if you are not happy with your life. Long life is a blessing but when you waste it you sit back and think asking yourself where did the time go.

terik green

8/29/2014 06:45:34 am

Living an extremely long life would be for nothing, one, who really wants to live forever? I'd rather die and go to heaven than be stuck on earth looking at people and different people evolve over hundreds of years by then I'd be waiting to die any way. I at least would like to die and be in peace rather than living forever and waiting to die in a corrupt and treacherous world.

jamarie williams p5

8/29/2014 07:38:49 am

I feel that it is better to live longer, because you can see how the world change. For example technology is for sure is going to change in the next 50 years or so. The pros of living a long life is that you will see your kids, kids, kids grow up. I think that you can still be a mac at 90 years old. For example Hugh Hefner. He was 88 years old and was still ''making''. The cons are if you live to long you might witness your kids dying, and there kids dying. And you think to your self? what else do I have to live for.

reginald garner

8/29/2014 07:41:31 am

Its better to live long because the more you live the more you get to see in life the less you live the more you miss out on life. which .makes it better to leave as long as you can its a better experience as a person

JaQuavia Titus

8/29/2014 07:45:18 am

Me personally I believe that it isn't good to live forever because you are not suppose to be or this earth forever. You Fulfill your purpose in life and then you are no longer needed , you go to heaven ....

Deranique Browning 3rd period

8/29/2014 08:26:57 am

Living a long life is an extremely great blessing . When you taking care of yourself you can do that and you can enjoy more to life such as new friends , seeing your family grow etc. But taking medicine for it isn't great. The disadvantages is once your old the more vulnerable you are to diseases and the less you can take care of yourself Once you die Heaven has more to offer you than Earth.

Victoria Miller

8/29/2014 08:31:17 am

The advantages of a long life could bring you wealth and wisdom and could show you what you were put on earth to accomplish. The disadvantage of a long life could be lonliness and many heart breaks from seeing loved ones come and go.

Keylan Grayson 4th

8/29/2014 09:39:33 am

I agree and disagree with JaQuavia. Immortality can be good, because you get to see the next generations in your family and do things you never had a chance to do. And as you get up to age, it starts to wear down and won't be able to move or do certain tasks as if in young age.As for mortality, you get to miss out on opportunities you never took a chance on.

Sierra Newman 5th

8/29/2014 09:55:18 am

The advantages of living forever would be you would get to do everything that you ever wanted and more, you won't have to experience death. But the disadvantage would be watching your family and friends pass away.

Maria Hurtado 2nd

8/29/2014 12:07:18 pm

I agree with Sierra Newman, being able to avoid death during your life can be great. Though when the time comes and you start loosing your family and friends it may be very harsh emotionally.

Melissa hicks

8/29/2014 10:19:08 am

If God wanted us to be immortal he would have made us that way.if everyone was immortal then the economy would be useless.it would become difficult yo find jobs because we would be so overly populated all the jobs would be taken.eventually we wouldent be able to find food to eat so people would starve.the world would become a different place

Maria Hurtado 2nd period

8/29/2014 11:55:50 am

Anti-ageing cures may sound perfect, even though it will have good and bad effects. An advantage would be to live many more experiences life has to offer. Unfortunately a disadvantage could be to wear off your body and brain.

roberto molina 2nd period

8/29/2014 02:23:33 pm

I agree with Maria Hurtado because even if we get the chance to live longer in the end we are still going to have problems and difficulties.

Treylon Cobbin

8/29/2014 12:02:17 pm

Living forever can be a bit of a drag. For a while it would be fun or useful, but what happens when you run out of stuff to live for? Living forever would mean constant worries about sickness and illness along with all the average problems of a living person. At some point in time, I believe it would be nice to be relieved of the stress of the living, and just allow myself to pass on into a state where I can finally rest and be at peace.

Deranique Browning 3rd Period

8/29/2014 04:12:17 pm

Treylon Cobbin yes I absolutely feel how you feel because I think living a long time is wonderful getting to see the rest of your family grow . But also as you get old , your body gets weaker and won't be able to fight the illnesses .

LaRoysha Cooks

8/29/2014 12:28:14 pm

I disagree with the statement above. Simply because there is no such thing as an eternal life , no one lives forever. There so many illnesses going around today that can be the cause to a shorter life. Some people have to wake up and take medicine everyday just so they can be able to go on each day . How can you reduce aging if you can't find the cures for the diseases that have shorten lives already.

Meerihk'l Brisby

8/29/2014 04:13:45 pm

I agree with LaRoysha Cooks to an extent. If they said they were coming up with medical cures, then they probably are. But I like when you said how can they come up with other cures when we can't even cure some other diseases.

Victoria Miller

8/29/2014 12:54:51 pm

I strongly agree with Tayja. There is always a purpose given to someone when they begin life on earth and to live forever without dieing how will they know that they have accomplished that purpose.

Roberto Molina 2nd period

8/29/2014 02:05:08 pm

I challenge the assertion above the dealing with curse for ageing an waiting to live forever. This may have a couple advantages, like living longer and being able to be with your loved ones, but it has more serious disadvantages. The main disadvantages would be that even though you get to live longer, the older you get the more chances to getting a disease.in other words, why choose to live longer if you are getting more sensible to suffer from bone, heart, or organ problems. This can lead to your death which proves that the cure would not be very useful.

Chris Rowlett

8/29/2014 02:06:25 pm

Living a young life is cool cause you get to wonder about your future and what it would be like to be of old age. Then you realize it would suck to be an old person cause you can't do half the stuff you did years ago.

roberto molina 2nd period

8/29/2014 02:17:18 pm

I challenge the assertion above the dealing with curse for ageing and waiting to live forever. This may have a couple advantages, like living longer and being able to be with your loved ones, but it has more serious disadvantages. The main disadvantages would be that even though you get to live longer, the older you get the more chances to getting a disease.in other words, why choose to live longer if you are getting more sensible to suffer from bone, heart, or organ problems. This can lead to your death which proves that the cure would not be very useful.

Hector Castillo

8/29/2014 02:29:04 pm

Living forever can cause a severe isolation and depression. Would you really live alone forever all your family died, and so are your friends? The future wont ever be the same without the people you cared. Then again seeing the future and what it holds. It also may give people the chance to learn about the past.

Hector Castillo P.5 *

8/29/2014 02:34:12 pm

Michael Glover

8/29/2014 03:25:58 pm

Living a long life is good ,cause you can see everything in the world .... On the other hand it's bad , cause living forever means when your love ones die you will still be here and they will be gone so you will get lonely and miss certain people

Natajiyah LaCour

8/29/2014 03:37:07 pm

fortunately, the idea of having a medicinal product that could keep a person looking as young and vibrant as they may feel, could possibly elevate confidence but forever! Unfortunately, who wants to live in a worldwide of perfection? No one because it would defeat the purposes of the true meanings of life. Ever wonder what's on the other side of the gates? I do and i am quite sure that its breath taking and I wouldn't waste any time trying to look like a person that wasn't intended to go on in this life time. Waiting to see what the good man has in store. An everlasting life story is still being written and patience is the key.

Symphoni Davis

8/29/2014 04:06:42 pm

Living in the World for a long time come with advantages and disadvantages, an disadvantage is getting sick and ill over an period of time from the medicine. An advantage is seeing other generations grow and see your family peruse their dreams.

Meerihk'l Brisby

8/29/2014 04:07:14 pm

There are both advantages & disadvantages to living forever. To live forever would mean you get to experience just about everything in life that most people wouldn't. Then again you would have to suffer watching all your loved ones die around you, unless they're living forever too.

Melvin Campbell 4th

8/29/2014 04:46:04 pm

I definitely feel where you are coming from Meerihk'l Brisby, living a long life would definitely give someone the opportunity to carry out ones dreams and goals, but what is it really all worth if you can't share your objectives with your loved ones if they're not living to witness you accomplish them?

Derrica Anderson

8/29/2014 04:27:42 pm

Personally, I feel as though wherever there's a start, there should also be an end. Living forever sounds pleasant at first. However, it comes with inevitable illnesses and aging of the body (internal and external).

Ariana Hughes-Crockett

8/29/2014 04:32:16 pm

Living forever comes with advantages and disadvantages. The advangtages would be they would see all there family grow and live but eventually they get tired of living because nobody wants to sit up and watch all there family grow and die that's very sad to see all your family die. The disadvangtes is getting sick and ill and takin medicine after a period of time the medicine would stop working. Also another disadvangtes is depression u would be very depressed over seeing many things in life happening to your love in after seeing it so many times.

Ariana Hughes-Crockett

8/29/2014 04:38:01 pm

I strongly agree with Demarcus Byrd. I wouldn't be able to live forever I would be very bored and depressed after seeing so many deaths but I would enjoy watching my family and loved ones grow and seeing them become successful in life .

Melvin Campbell 4th

8/29/2014 04:39:18 pm

When living for a long time, you would have been through so much in your life. Living for a long time is a blessing because you would've gotten the opportunity to simply live a longer life. You would be a great source of wisdom and other things. However, living for a longer period of would also bring solace in your life because you would've lived the possibility of outliving your loved ones and that's not fair.

Cari Armatrong

8/29/2014 04:48:52 pm

I feel like there is no way you can stay alive forever everyone has to die eventually

rauscher

8/29/2014 04:50:47 pm

Living forever? Everyone wishes but at the end of the day its not what you would really desire. To me once you get older your life slowed down and your not as mobile as you was when you were younger.

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