You have been given a choice to become immortal. Would you?

Discuss the February 2017 Book of the Month, The Diary of an Immortal by David J Castello.
oge123
Posts: 25
Joined: 10 Mar 2018, 04:28
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 38
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-oge123.html
Latest Review: Invisible Me by H M Irwing

Re: You have been given a choice to become immortal. Would y

Post by oge123 »

gali wrote: 01 Feb 2017, 13:03
Wasif Ahmed wrote:
gali wrote:
I will want to become immortal. There are endless possibilities in an immortal life, not to mention the endless time to read. 8)
You'd run out of books. ?
There are too many books for that, and more are coming out every day. :mrgreen:
Hmmmm! We are talking about thousands of years here! Prepare for boredom.
User avatar
gali
Previous Member of the Month
Posts: 53652
Joined: 22 Oct 2013, 07:12
Favorite Author: Agatha Christie
Currently Reading: The Suite Life
Bookshelf Size: 2287
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-gali.html
Reading Device: B00I15SB16
Publishing Contest Votes: 0
fav_author_id: 2484

Post by gali »

oge123 wrote: 23 Sep 2018, 23:22
gali wrote: 01 Feb 2017, 13:03
Wasif Ahmed wrote: You'd run out of books. ?
There are too many books for that, and more are coming out every day. :mrgreen:
Hmmmm! We are talking about thousands of years here! Prepare for boredom.
Many new books come out monthly, so I will manage. :wink:
A retired Admin/Mod

Pronouns: She/Her

"In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you." (Mortimer J. Adler)
User avatar
trina215
Posts: 35
Joined: 10 Oct 2018, 12:19
Favorite Book: Betrayal of Justice
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 5
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-trina215.html
Latest Review: Betrayal in Blue by Mark M. Bello

Post by trina215 »

it would be kind of cool to be immortal. You would never run out of time to do anything.
Nusrat_Shabnam_
Posts: 149
Joined: 06 Nov 2018, 02:46
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 18
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-nusrat-shabnam.html
Latest Review: Heartaches 3 by H.M. Irwing

Post by Nusrat_Shabnam_ »

The idea sounds too boring. I don't think of being given a chance to become immortal since I would become too lazy and dreamless that way.
User avatar
serendipity 27
Posts: 162
Joined: 06 Oct 2018, 09:23
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 286
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-serendipity-27.html
Latest Review: The Fox by M. N. J. Butler
Reading Device: B00I15SB16

Post by serendipity 27 »

If I was given the choice to be immortal, I would not accept. I don't believe in living forever, as I would want to see my family again and would not find living on earth without them pleasant. I can see how some people would wish for this, but I don't see the value in it at all.
Give me the courage to get through this week...or at least a big bar of chocolate :D
User avatar
angiejack456
Posts: 483
Joined: 10 Jan 2019, 11:37
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 41
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-angiejack456.html
Latest Review: Arsenic and Old Men by Glenn Ickler

Post by angiejack456 »

If I can't have immortality with the ones I loved I would never pick this option!
User avatar
scrivoio
Posts: 12
Joined: 11 Mar 2019, 08:08
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 2
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-scrivoio.html
Latest Review: Code Name: Dodger by Eric Auxier

Post by scrivoio »

God, yes. Maybe it’s the deplorable narcissist that lives within me, but I’ve always had ambition beyond my means. Being immortal is opportunity to attain means like no other. I could go to school all around the world, learn every language, have as many PhD’s as I want. I can spend all my life making millions and donate it to charities, spend hundreds of years trying to solve crises like world hunger and poverty and homelessness. I have eternity to do good, to make a difference. That means the world to me.
User avatar
KDJ
Posts: 306
Joined: 16 Mar 2018, 14:39
Favorite Book: Elenor
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 147
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-kdj.html
Latest Review: Homecoming by Jude Austin

Post by KDJ »

If I were given the choice, I would absolutely become immortal. I think it would be fun and interesting to learn new technology and watch as humans evolve. Until they evolve beyond me then I would not like it as much. LOL. Endless time to learn anything and everything I want!
He that loves reading has everything within his reach. —William Godwin
User avatar
Erandi Ekanayake
Posts: 253
Joined: 31 Aug 2019, 00:09
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 22
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-erandi-ekanayake.html
Latest Review: We are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko by Matthew Tysz

Post by Erandi Ekanayake »

Since we are mortal, being immortal can be sounded interesting, but once you become immortal, you will find the life is monotonous and soon you will expect the death. 8) .
So I think the life is better when it flows down as usual, ending by the death.
User avatar
Awesomeliker
Posts: 203
Joined: 10 Nov 2019, 11:30
Currently Reading: Creating Literary Stories: A Fiction Writer's Guide
Bookshelf Size: 23
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-awesomeliker.html
Latest Review: The Demon of the Well by James B. Hendricks

Post by Awesomeliker »

If I were to be immortal I would like to have a way to end it at some point. For example, if I achieved the thing I wanted. This might defeat the purpose of immortality, but living forever would not be ideal. Imagine living for 5 million years. Then 10 more. Then 5 billion years or so, when the sun will die and so will the earth. We might have to see everyone dying and being unable to do anything. On the other hand though, being immortal, we could travel through space and discover anything we want to. We could also find a way to end wars and find cures to diseases, through the knowledge we would have gained from living for so long. But would being immortal mean that we would get older forever, this would make us unable to do many things, since our bodies wouldn't function as properly.
I would personally not accept being immortal, but am interested in imagining all the situtations immortality could create!
Sumansona1344
Posts: 162
Joined: 01 May 2020, 00:27
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 16
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-sumansona1344.html
Latest Review: Masters and Bastards by Christopher J. Penington

Post by Sumansona1344 »

I would love to become immortal only if I get the choice of dying whenever I wish. But if I see it another way, I am going to live numerous lives again and again, so, it would be nice to live one life till the end. As I would not lose my memories and I can use my experience to research about the Earth and the universe. I won't have to do anything from the start and I will only move forward.
User avatar
Samwisekoop
Posts: 266
Joined: 16 Apr 2020, 15:24
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 41
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-samwisekoop.html
Latest Review: Perfection and Other Illusive Things by J Mercer

Post by Samwisekoop »

I don't think I would want to...for pretty much the same reasons that Elrond described to Arwen in The Two Towers. I wouldn't want to exist throughout all the ages of the Earth, never dying. What if I fell in love with a mortal!!!??? I would live through everything that happens to me and the world around me. And I would remember it all. All my wounds would be eternal wounds...I think it sounds scary. I mean, my first reaction would be "heck ya!", but the more I think about it...the more I wouldn't want to be. Haha!!
"Even the smallest person can change the course of the future." - Galadriel
User avatar
Sou Hi
Book of the Month Participant
Posts: 2364
Joined: 07 Sep 2019, 09:06
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 154
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-sou-hi.html
Latest Review: Project Tau by Jude Austin

Post by Sou Hi »

Nah, living a long life will eventually tire you out, especially without the ones or the things you love.
User avatar
Dartemis
Posts: 128
Joined: 19 Aug 2020, 17:49
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 32
Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-dartemis.html
Latest Review: The Fourth Kinetic by Brady Moore

Post by Dartemis »

Immortality is a curse. Having to watch everyone you love die around you while you never change just sounds like endless torture to me.
Paige125
Posts: 12
Joined: 10 Mar 2021, 11:42
Currently Reading:
Bookshelf Size: 23

Post by Paige125 »

I don't think i would because though it will be exciting at first, it will also get to a point were it just becomes sad and lonely. Watching everyone one cares about age and die is another con.
Post Reply

Return to “Discuss "The Diary of an Immortal (1945-1959)" by David J Castello”