If you were immortal, would you be happy or sad?

[Orla 5]

If I was immortal, I'd figure out a way to spread that to people I loved. If I couldn't spread it, I would hate it. I'd have to watch my husband and kids grow old while I stayed young.. That'd be depressing. 

[Zekromic 1,054]

I'm immortal, so I have to watch my family die, see many thing that I like dissapear while I stay here forever, but I can also make new friends, know the decendants of my family, gain more wisdom and throw myself from a mountain for fun, so I have that goin' for me, which is nice

 

Edit: I just found the irony from my comment, since my profile picture is Gabriel Belmont, who's tired from immortality by Pony of Shadows 2 XD

Edited January 20, 2014 by Zekromic

[Orla 5]

I'm immortal, so I have to watch my family die, see many thing that I like dissapear while I stay here forever, but I can also make new friends, know the decendants of my family, gain more wisdom and throw myself from a mountain for fun, so I have that goin' for me, which is nice

 

I never thought of it that way.. only thought of watching my current loved ones age without me. It would be really cool to always be around to help my kids when they become parents, and watch my grand and great grandchildren grow up. I would be the eternal Grammy! 

[GreyScholar 1,584]

This explains my feelings on immortality quite well: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LivingForeverIsAwesome

 

Though it is also funny because I play Princess Celestia, who for a thousand years lived in sorrow and regret. Also because of her loving nature it does hurt when one of her subjects that she has grown close to grows old and dies.

Edited January 20, 2014 by EquestrianScholar

[Malinter 3,064]

Immortality is overrated. Just ask The Emperor of Mankind.

[Zekromic 1,054]

I never thought of it that way.. only thought of watching my current loved ones age without me. It would be really cool to always be around to help my kids when they become parents, and watch my grand and great grandchildren grow up. I would be the eternal Grammy! 

yeah, most of us forget the good parts of being immortal. I got those from a fic were our lovely Flutty gains a longer life span, she gets depressed but her friends later snap her out by telling her she could make new friends and see the children of the others (not hers, since she's barren in that story)

[Onylex 2,837]

I think ultimately Id be sad because Id be seeing everyone and every thing around me become a victim to time but, I would love to see who things evolve and change around me.

[Lunatic Cake 1,618]

Heck, being forced to endure mankind's mistakes for all eternity? Biggest torture I could imagine.

[Red Diamond 549]

If I was immortal, I would be very sad, watching all my friends and family die. I would try to an hero(kill myself) everyday, but it wouldn't work.

[GreyScholar 1,584]

Heck, being forced to endure mankind's mistakes for all eternity? Biggest torture I could imagine.

Seeing mankind grow and learn from their mistakes, seeing what is invented and created.

[DubWolf 17,258]

It would be quite sad knowing you'll have to see all of your friends and relatives die eventually, going through the loss for all eternity instead of ascending (or descending) into the "afterlife" if you believe it exists.

 

Unlesssss my special somepony (or somebody lol) happened to be immortal as well, then I'd probably be happy regardless knowing I'll truly be with them forever   (assuming we never break up, though that almost seems impossible to hold on to for an eternity) .

[Princess Periwinkle 3,775]

I would definitely be sad. I have something to look forward to after this life, and as others have said I would miss the people who died around me.

[Thebluefire 1]

Being gifted immortality, even though I have nothing worth living for...

 

Eh... I'd be happy. Maybe getting to a very advanced age would earn me a record.

 

But then, to the thoughtful side, I'd see humanity slowly deteriorate, with no control of which.

[GhostPony750 959]

I would be very sad, knowing I will see everyone I love die, and everything.

 

Then I would realize that I have plenty of time ahead, probably to help people or do whatever I want.

 

But still, no immortality for meh. :c

[Super Derpy 535]

Oh god I would be so sad. Having to watch all my friends and family die. I would surely go insane.

[Neon Fire 473]

Sad.  You'd see your friends and family all die and if you made new ones, the same thing.  Wouldn't life get boring anyway?

[Doc. Volt 2,561]

absolute sad! i would use each and everysingle day tring to find a way to kill myself!!!

[Moved to Elsewhere 11,331]

Sad. I would just watch my family and my friends die. Every new friend I make would die eventually. Not to mention I would get bored of life after a while.

[SomariFeyWright 776]

I'd be sad, but I think it would end up more of a bittersweet sorrow than depression.

 

Sure, someday my parents will die. My brother and sister will die. My wife and children will die. But as they go, new opportunities open. I can meet people I could have never met before. I could see new creations my family could never have lived to see. I could be a living testament to the history of people from 1997 onwards.

 

Yes, it would be sad to see people go. But there would be so much fun in seeing what humanity can offer to make it worth it.

[Celli 4,338]

I would rather not. I would get depressed because my family and friends would die around me and I would not be able to handle the loneliness. 

[Orla 5]

I would rather not. I would get depressed because my family and friends would die around me and I would not be able to handle the loneliness. 

 

You would be around their offspring, though (someone else pointed that out when I mentioned not wanting to watch my loved ones die). You'd be the everlasting relative/friend for everyone's kids and grandkids. The thought of being around to help my great grandkids raise THEIR kids is kinda cool.. and it would provide a sense of security for my kids that I would always be around. 

[Obsolete 681]

I'm sure I'd feel both happiness and sadness, at different times, for different reasons. Happiness at the myriad possibilities that would open up after becoming immortal. Sadness at watching things deteriorate and die. You get the idea.

 

Funny thing is, after the first few hundred years I will have exhausted the possibilities and gotten used to the losses, eventually settling into eternal boredom. I'd be crossing my fingers for an apocalypse just to add some spice to the proceedings. Makes me wonder if going insane is an inevitable side effect of living forever.

[Castle Bleck 19,334]

I wouldn't like it.

 

Just ask this Koopa:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxO--IzJtcQ

[Nerdy Luigi 2,065]

I would be so depressed I would determine my life to find a way to die.

[Castle Bleck 19,334]

This Zelda fic: http://www.kasuto.net/fanfic.php?main=fanfic/eternity.html&top=fanfic/eternitymenu.html

 

...features a main antagonist who achieved immortality and is trying desperately to die, even if it means destroying all of Hyrule in the process.

Edited January 22, 2014 by Anti-Villain