Immortality

Being immortal. Never dying. Diseases, violence, Injury. All a thing of the past. Seems like a dream, right? Well, it’s more of a nightmare. Sure, being able to do whatever you want is cool at first. But eventually, you realize it’s not so fun. You see the sad things in life, a lot. Your parents. You watch them slowly die. Maybe peaceful, maybe slow and painful, or just plain agonizing. But, a lot of people see their parents die. Nothing new. Your best friends, you watch them die, possibly painful deaths. Nothing you can do. You keep living life. You live through wars, massacres, plagues. Watching so many people die, right before your eyes. It starts to get to you. But… now your beautiful, loving, caring wife. She dies as well. And you cannot do anything to stop the suffering that has been cursed upon you. There are periods in your ever-lasting life when things aren’t too bad. Then come your children. You have raised them, nurtured them, and watched them grow. But, unfortunately, see them die. The very human beings you cared so much for all throughout your life, like the rest, are… gone. You realize at this moment, this is worse than death, torture, or anything you could imagine. You try not to make any relationships, because if you do, you will eventually lose them. No matter how many friends you make, wives you marry, children you have. They will ALL die. When this fact sets in for a bit, you start to lose it. You seclude yourself from all life. Avoid everyone you meet. You do NOT want to put yourself through anymore hell than what you’ve been in already. After multiple attempts at suicide, you are still here. Alone. Hundreds of years. After everything you’ve gone through. The worst part of it is… it will never stop. The pain, suffering, the cry for sweet, sweet death. None of it will ever stop.