Is Immortality really that bad? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Numenorean · 11-26-2003, 05:00 AM

Hi Will, interestin' question you pose here.
As things stand with our state of mortality, being lucky if we hit the big 100, I reckon Elvish imortality is very tempting to wish for, it sounds too tempting though, so I'd have to decline and choose the fate of the Edain.
I like JRRTs idea of Human lifespan before the 1st Fall of Men, where it was rumoured that we would live as near imortals until we weary of the World and then pass beyond its circles. It was basically imortality with a mortal get-out clause, the best of both worlds! But of course we had to ruin all that with some foolish Melkor worship and get less years on Arda than we (possibly) deserve. Lets just hope there isn't a 3rd Fall of Men in the near future...

11-26-2003, 05:00 AM	#3
Numenorean Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bay of Eldanna Posts: 94	Hi Will, interestin' question you pose here. As things stand with our state of mortality, being lucky if we hit the big 100, I reckon Elvish imortality is very tempting to wish for, it sounds too tempting though, so I'd have to decline and choose the fate of the Edain. I like JRRTs idea of Human lifespan before the 1st Fall of Men, where it was rumoured that we would live as near imortals until we weary of the World and then pass beyond its circles. It was basically imortality with a mortal get-out clause, the best of both worlds! But of course we had to ruin all that with some foolish Melkor worship and get less years on Arda than we (possibly) deserve. Lets just hope there isn't a 3rd Fall of Men in the near future... __________________ '…Avallónë, the haven of the Eldar upon Eressëa, easternmost of the Undying Lands, and thence at times the Firstborn still would come sailing to Númenor in oarless boats, as white birds flying from the sunset…'