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If you had the choice between immortality and companionship, which would you choose?
I don't mind being alone. In fact, I rather like it - it's quieter that way. But being alone and being lonely are two different things, and human beings are supposed to be social creatures.
Facing immortality is more fearsome than facing death alone, because there are things more horrible than death - boredom is one of them. And what if there wasn't any meaning to life? Can you imagine enduring the centuries, every day filled with the same futile things and petty concerns?
On the other hand, companionship is a tricky business - something that might be easily solved by getting a pet. Yes, an animal - because the love between pet and master is mercifully free of the questions that plague human couples: Does he love me? Does he love anyone more than me? Does he love me more than I love him? Perhaps all these questions we ask of love - intended to measure, test, examine, and above all save it - all they do is cut love short.
An animal's love is much simpler - it gives, and expects nothing more than company in return... Or am I being too optimistic about animals as well?
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