Tree of Life

Many myths describe eternal life with several metaphors like the immortal drink, the perpetual ray and god’s gift. But the most intriguing path to eternal life is the sap from the tree of life. Legends say that the tree of life exists in a paradise in the highest peak of earth where the gods themselves assemble to discuss the fate of all humanity. The tree stands in the center of this paradise, where its sap is drunk by the gods and the chosen ones.

Men who were haunted by the vastness of eternity fled in search of eternal life. The journey is perilous, yet enticing. Several failed but some returned after centuries past as immortals. Ballads were sung and legends were narrated across lands about these men who cannot be slain. Yet the undisclosed query lies within these men who have acquired perpetual existence. Is eternal life a blessing or a curse?

Why does man fear death? Is it love? Or is it these human desires that man has discovered and developed since the dark ages? The contemporary man may ask himself, will my actions echo across for centuries like the tales of the immortal warriors? Will my name be written on stone like the names of the kings of old?

In reality, man still seeks eternity. The world is changing and people are changing. Men have risen and fallen. Does this cycle have an end? Will man’s search for eternity end? Will the modern man find the tree of life?

A man who thinks beyond mortal desires and steps out of the shadow of knowledge will indeed find the tree of life. A man who is wise to realize, that the tree of life is only a metaphor, a twist in the myth. The tree of life is none other than the earth itself. The earth has fed and bourn all species for billions of years. A man who dreams to make the world better, does not fear death. A man with conscience will strive to be a better human being. This man will achieve the wisdom of inner peace. This indeed is immortality. A man who does not fear to serve his time on earth as a mortal who knows that all death is certain achieves immortality. Eternal life is not for flesh and blood but for the soul of a perfect human.



But still the battle for eternity is a fantasy of a lifetime!!