Quote from: IvandaYeah, why would one want to live forever?
In my work I see death often (mice) and it can be such a sweet thing..ending the suffering and, I believe, limitations of the physical world.
I believe that what comes after this life is way better.
If what comes after life is better, why not go there right now? Oh, but we have to learn our lessons and come back to earth until we fulfill them all.
If a person could extend his youth for 100s of years, he could shorted his time in the physical realm. Why? Because a person would not spend dozens of years either being a) too young or b) as too old.
In example, what kind of life is more productive
1 life of 180 years spent as a young man
vs
2 incarnations 90 years each?
Of course 1 longer life. Why? For starters you do not have to go through childhood twice, you don't have to suffer through old age when debilitating diseases do not allow you to think clearly and act freely.
You have lots of time to put the pieces of the puzzle together, without any gaps of time in between productive years, you could accumulate much more wisdom in longer time, etc.
I think there are advantages of super prolonging youth. Of course only few may get it, due to environmental issues and the fact that there is a pyramid of life (I don't know how to say that).
My humble 2 cents...