Would immortality be boring or exciting?
By Hope
@1hopefulman (45120)
Canada
July 11, 2017 11:08pm CST
How do you view immortality? As something boring or as something exciting? If it was offered to you, would you jumb on it or would you refuse it?
"When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”" (1 Corinthians 15:54 New International Version)
Why I don't think it would be boring. I am 68 years old and still enjoy eating, friendship, love, etc. My father lived to be over 100 and as long as he wasn't in pain, he enjoyed many things. He loved it when I took him to a vegetable garden and he could see tomatoes and cucumbers growing.
What would you find exciting? What would you find boring?
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
12 Jul 17
That's nice to hear! I think that if we have good health, love and interesting activities that we enjoy, it would be exciting to know that we have plenty of time to do all that we want to do. 
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
12 Jul 17
So true! But when one does nothing it is not immortality that is a problem but the individual. There are many exiting things to do for those that want to do something. When one does not want to do anything, that person is not well.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
12 Jul 17
As long you are immortal too and mylot is still here, I don't think it would be boring at all.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
12 Jul 17
There you go! What we need is good friends and activities that we enjoy.
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
12 Jul 17
Living to 100 is much different than living for eternity. After 40 your body goes gradually downhill so not sure what state it will be in at year 150. If I stayed healthy and physically and mentally well then maybe.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
14 Jul 17
Yes, if we are going ti live forever than our bodies would have a balance of where we would stay at the peak of our health and looks of let's say 30-35 and remain in that state with perfect health.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
12 Jul 17
I understand your point about loved ones! I have a hard time understanding those that say that life would be boring. When it comes to eating, we might get bored if we ate the same foods every day but as long as we vary our meals, there is no boredom. I had lunch and in my mind I already planned my supper.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
14 Jul 17
@DianneN Just for the pleasure of eating I would want to live forever and that is not number one of the things I enjoy about life.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
12 Jul 17
@1hopefulman I meant it when I said that I was never bored. I have never uttered those words. When it comes to food, boredom is never a problem for us 
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
14 Jul 17
Yes, reading is one of the fascinating aspects of an enjoyable life. Just look at the many interesting subjects and discussions we can read about on MyLot.
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
13 Jul 17
If we are give eternal life, I am sure our loving Creator will have a lot of things to do for us.. One is making the earth to a paradise garden - just learning to know everything about the things like plants and other things that grow and about the animals - and learn about the universe... endless possibilities!! 
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
14 Jul 17
Looks like you are one that wants to live forever. I hope we will meet one day under those beautiful conditions.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
28 Jul 17
I agree with you whole-heartedly that God made us to live forever right here on this earth and that one day our long life will be restored.
Psalm 37:29 New Life Version 29 Those who are right with God will be given the land, and live on it forever.
Matthew 5:5 New Life Version 5 Those who have no pride in their hearts are happy, because the earth will be given to them.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
15 Jul 17
@1hopefulman Since we are able and independent on doing our works, it is fine. But when we start to depend on others for our needs, then life will not be that much easy.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
16 Jul 17
@Sreekala If we depend on God, life is much better and he can give us everlasting life.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
14 Jul 17
That's the key, finding many things that we enjoy and having the time to enjoy them continually. Take eating foe example. I have been eating for 68 years and every day I enjoy eating. That can be said for many other things that I enjoy.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
14 Jul 17
You are right! We need a number of conditions that need to come with it and to also have good health is one of the important conditions of making living forever appealing.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
16 Jul 17
@LadyDuck Yes, enough money to care for our needs is important. We need to know how to live within our budget and not waste it. I find that when I am healthy I need less money than when I'm sick.
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@LadyDuck (471456)
• Switzerland
15 Jul 17
@1hopefulman The health is important, but also to have enough money not to be obliged to work for the eternity.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
12 Jul 17
I think if I could have my loved ones with me and it was a good life, immortality would be wonderful @1hopefulman . I would keep enjoying all life has to offer, music, sunrises and sunsets, food, adventures. I don't think I would ever get bored.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
14 Jul 17
Yes, for us to enjoy living forever there would have to be certain conditions as you bring out. We are actually designed to live forever and to find enjoyment in living. As an example, notice our taste buds that have the capacity to enjoy different nuances in foods such as grapes. Notice the variety in grapes and each one has its own particular taste. We also have the intelligence to make a new variety that has never existed. Why all this, if we were meant to only live a short time?
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
15 Jul 17
@1hopefulman , I have asked myself that very question many times. Why do we get such intelligence, such capabilities, why do we get to experience the beauty of sunsets and sunrises, the wonderful taste of food? We fall in love with life and then we only get so many years, it doesn't make sense, I will never understand this.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
16 Jul 17
@1hopefulman , yes, I am aware of all that. It was more that I was saying it is a pity that those events led to what we all go through in life, that for now we do pass on. When we were given everything to be immortal but for a wrong choice being made. The puzzle to me is why we are put through it all. It is a puzzle for many, but that is life, mostly one big puzzle, at least for me. Agreed, and yes the state of mankind makes that very clear.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
5 Jan 18
I have some videos of him on YouTube. I have the same name there. I sometimes look at them.
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@MsBooklover (3974)
• United States
14 Jul 17
I would find it exciting as long as I was comfortable and not struggling financially and medically, and had the people in my life I love.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
14 Jul 17
Doesn't God offer us all that and more? When and if we live eternally, everybody alive will love us, we will love them and only the wicked will not be there.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
14 Jul 17
@MsBooklover No, if this kind of life was all there was, as soon as I couldn't take care of myself anymore I would say goodbye and be happy about it.
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@MsBooklover (3974)
• United States
14 Jul 17
@1hopefulman I know what you are saying, but sometimes people do struggle. I think you are talking about heaven, and I did not know that. I thought you meant like we are now. People do struggle and if we were going to live like we are right now in human form...I would rather not have to struggle.....It is tiring.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
13 Jul 17
Remember, the prospect of living forever would not be a gift that God would offer only a few individuals. It is offered to all of us. John 3:16 New International Version (NIV) 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
12 Jul 17
I'm rarely bored.....immortality under the right circumstances would be desirable....I would not want to experience some things over and over and over.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
14 Jul 17
Yes, the right circumstances are important and we can do without the many sad things we experience in this world at this time.
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@Alternative4 (449)
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12 Jul 17
It would mostly be exciting, but not practical. there would be no room for us all with new babies being born and nobody dying. So people would have to walk on each other`s heads.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
14 Jul 17
Yes, the earth would one day be full and we might have to populate other planets. Interesting?
