I Would Want To Live Forever

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I Would Want to Live Forever

Being alive is a good thing. It allows one to do things and experiences that inorganic matter

or a dead person cannot experience. Death, on the other hand, is the end of life. A dead person has

no feelings, experiences or expectations. Life has a meaning which every individual is at liberty to

define. Some individuals, however, the loose meaning of life and have no purpose or sense of

direction. They could be described as alive while dead. This is a state of losing meaning in life.

The state of being dead is rather disturbing to me. Simply because of the fear of the unknown with

what happens after I die being a puzzle. The state of being dead in my view is of no consequences

on its own, but it is unfortunate because it prevents one from enjoying experiences of being alive.

Susan Wolf seeks to establish the truth of human life. She concludes that life has to mean

in her concept of the meaningfulness of life. Wolf views life in the concept of meaningfulness.

She argues that there are things that we do out of love but not for ourselves. She is in the view that

being in pursuant to other people’s interests rather than our own gives life meaning. Her views on

life have meaning when we have a love for something that is outside ourselves. This may include

active engagement with something that we love or actions we enjoy being part of. She, however,

argues that we may love something that deserves not, thus rendering life meaningless. To find the

meaning in life subjective attraction has to meet with objective attraction. A meaningful life is the

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one that would not be viewed as pointless. In Wolf’s view, life has meaning if the individual living

it would admire or be proud of the way they lead it. She argues that even if life the question of the

meaning of life is easy to answer there is the question of whether individuals live a meaningful

life. Wolf views meaningful life as one that is actively involved in projects of positive value to

others. To her, a meaningful life must be one of the activities. The positive value must not be moral

value. The meaning of life is achieved once an individual realizes that they are a small part of

value filled world. (Wolf, 1997: 207-225)

Thomas Nagel seeks to find out if death is or not harmful to a human being. He concludes

that death is an unfortunate occurrence in a human’s life. Nagel argues that death is bad because

of is nature of being permanent end of our existence. It is in his view that that death deprives us

more life. If we were to put the experiences of life aside, life itself would still be a good thing. He

argues that life is good as it allows us conscious ability to experience and appreciate gifts of life.

Death is bad because it denies us these experiences, whereas the state of being dead on its own

may not be bad for us. Nagel argues that death is a bad experience even to those who believe in

eternal life. He puts across an example of a man who dies aged 32 years. He has dreams, ambitions,

and goals in life which are cut short by death. This is a terrible misfortune. The same way a man

who lives to 92 years has had more experiences in life and was able to accomplish more in life.

Still, death to him is a terrible experience because they still had goals in life (Nagel, 1986: 208-

31).

I would personally want to live forever. Borrowing from Nagel arguments death is an

awful tragedy. It would deprive me of experiences of life. It is by itself a permanent state which is

irreversible. Though after I am dead, the state may not harm me, it denies me experiences of life.

Death would certainly deprive me the ability to enjoy life which on its own is a good experience

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even without considering experiences. Death would deprive me the ability to accomplish set goals

in life permanently. Although life may feel not worthwhile living today, that situation is not

permanent and would change into a pleasant experience. However, death is so unfortunate because

it is an irreversible state. Believing in life after death does not alter the state of death is an

unfortunate occurrence. I would, therefore, wish to live forever because life in itself is a good

experience

Finding the meaning of according to Wolf will include love for others and activities that

outside myself. I have already found this meaning in life by loving and caring for others beyond

myself. I would, therefore, wish to live forever to continue caring and leading a life I would be

proud of. Life has moral aspects, which means doing the right thing. This I have been able to

comprehend on my own. Life is fulfilling when one actively engages in what they love. I have

found activities that I love. Some of them include charity work, sports and meeting new friends. I

have realized that I am a small piece of the world and others exist for a reason. I have also learned

to engage in objective projects that add value to others. I have also found meaning in life by leading

a morally upright life. This adds meaning to my life triggering the urge to want to live forever.

Conclusion

The state of being alive is a good experience on its own. Being alive is an opportunity to

achieve personal goals and experience life. Death, on the other hand, is an unfortunate state which

is permanent. One may believe in life after death, but that doesn’t change the fact that death

deprives one opportunity that comes with being alive. Life comes with finding the meaning of life.

Wolf views meaning in life as the state of feeling good and being proud of how one leads his or

her life. She argues that life has meaning when one finds pleasure in doing things they like and

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showing love for others. In her view, only objects that deserve to be loved should be loved. On the

other hand, Nagel is adamant that death is a bad thing as it denies one life experiences. Though the

state of being dead may not hurt, it denies one opportunity that come with being alive. The state

of being alive would add value to others too. It is in these arguments that I would want to live

forever.

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Work Cited

Nagel, Thomas. "Birth, Death, and the Meaning of Life,’’." The view from nowhere. Oxford

University Press, New York (1986): 208-31.

Wolf, Susan. "Happiness and meaning: Two aspects of the good life." Social Philosophy and

Policy 14.1 (1997): 207-225.

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