Mortal Life is more worthwhile when we act as if we are immortal?

Question

I recently read a poem here at Yahoo Answers that inspired this question. In our pursuit of immortality, we act as mortals. With impatience to get the most out of the little time that we have to live, we treat time as our prison. But mortal life is more worthwhile when we live as if we are immortal. Is my claim true or not? Explain.

Answer 1

It is true to the extent that the contemplation and knowledge of the certainty of our own demise does lead to sorrow, where, if we lived life like it would never end (as in our days of childhood), we would be considerably happier. In that respect, animals have an advantage over us; they make the optimum use of a given situation geared towards there own survival and enjoyment of life unmarred by concerns of the future.

Answer 2

I have to go with Nathan there - we are immortal. We must not look at the body that eventually turns to dust. Consciousness always survives .... and so does the EGO which makes up our personality. However, the Ego where all the emotions are is subject to change and decay. The more it shrinks the higher the spiritual level the consciousness can achieve and then moves on to a higher plane.

Answer 3

No, if you live as if you are immortal you will do stupid, dangerous things and you wouldn't take care of your health, and you would take things for granted, like your loved ones becuase they would always be around.
You should live each day to the fullest, based on the fact that you are a mere mortal.

Answer 4

Ahhhh! The exuberance and foolishness of youth.

To wit:

When in melancholy reminisce, I think upon the bright sun and fair winds of yesteryear. I long for the those times that brought me the gay laughter of many a youthful adventure with friends from early years. Those languid, salad days lost now to the shadows of yesteryear. When life was rich with promise and few were its foreseen fears. The world was a fair. Open to any who would dare, take a ride on its many terrors. To chance the wildest of my dreams and slip on by, unscathed and free. To sail on, in wild abandon (it now seems), upon the frequent storms and emerge better than I began. To look at life as a happy adventure, not like sand, colored by the loss and failure of later years. Free of the pain and sorrow, that accompany the act of deep regret, for the foolishness that sent me careening down the wild and uncertain path, to where I now end.*

Answer 5

It's true that knowledge of mortality weighs upon people, and without death to worry about people probably would be happier. However, knowledge of our mortality also makes us appreciate our lives every day.

Answer 6

no, I think life is more worthwhile when we realize that this is all we have. We can make the most of it and enjoy every day as it is given to us and can appreciate it more because we know there's nothing after this.

Answer 7

i kind of agree with it

we should realize we are mortal I think

then make the most of what we do have in terms of time and life and youth and health

Answer 8

yes but no.
because if we live life like we will never die we will take bigger physical risks.
if we live every day like its the last we will take more emotional risks

Answer 9

true that's part of happiness we know the day will come but if we worry about that we would be depress.

Answer 10

You have the answer already, on the Inner.