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I find Gilgamesh deeply moving. Near the end of the epic, Gilgamesh embarks on a quest for immortality, impelled by grief over the death of his friend Enkidu. A
by lordleft 5y ago
I find Gilgamesh deeply moving. Near the end of the epic, Gilgamesh embarks on a quest for immortality, impelled by grief over the death of his friend Enkidu. After travails and adventures, immortality escapes him, and he is consoled with the following verse:
"What you seek you shall never find.
For when the Gods made man,
They kept immortality to themselves.
Fill your belly.
Day and night make merry.
Let Days be full of joy.
Love the child who holds your hand.
Let your wife delight in your embrace.
For these alone are the concerns of man."
(Tablet X)
- 369548684892826 5y ago> Near the end of the epic, Gilgamesh embarks on a quest for immortality This needs a spoiler alert!
- toyg 5y agoDo you really want a spoiler alert on a tale that is thousands of years old...? It would be like talking of the Gospels and going "SPOILER ALERT! the guy dies but he comes back"...
- tomjakubowski 5y ago"Talk about a preachy book! Everybody's a sinner?—except for this guy..." https://youtu.be/8OPJYbgD45Q https://youtu.be/8OPJYbgD45Q
- the_gipsy 5y agoUncountable generations have passed and every man, to this day, still asks the same exact questions.