Fountain of Youth

Reader's Digest just conducted a poll around the world. The question: Would you want to live forever? Here are the results of who said "Yes." 43% of Australians. 72% of Brazilians. 42% of Canadians. 45% Chinese. 49% of French. 40% of Germans. 67% Indians. 48% Italian. 62% Malaysians. 59% Netherlanders. 63% Philippines. 36% Russians. 39 % Singapore. 61% Spanish. 51% Turkish. 41 % British. 40% Americans.
Death is seen as being the opposite of life, but death actually defines life. Knowing that death is inevitable makes humans make the most of life. In our culture, death, while something we all know about and think about often, is something we don't talk about. The reason for this is that it's supposed to spare feelings, but in fact it's just brushing them under the rug, not making them go away. The majority of societies don't think death is a bad thing- exhibit A: statistics above. If you could live forever what's the significance in every new day? You probably wouldn't see the point in going to Paris tomorrow if you have forever to do it. Death makes life more adventurous. This is why people find exhilaration in sky-diving and swimming with sharks; there is a heightened probability it could kill them.