Just like Gilgamesh, I lost my childhood innocence when someone I loved and spent everyday with died. I never personally faced death until my pet hamster died after only 3 years. Although this is something that is not typically seen as a big deal, to me it was my first encounter with death and It forced me to see that death is unavoidable and that I have no control over it. That loss was enough to crush my perfect world and had to accept that even if you really love someone, you can not stop them from dying. While I was told that all living things eventually die, I had the illusion that death was fair and peaceful which it ended up being not true. when Gilgamesh faced reality his view of what his life changed dramatically and so did I when I was exposed to the heartbreaking truth of death being an uncontrollable event.
Has the death of your hamster helped strengthen your ability to accept that death is unavoidable as time has passed?
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DeleteSorry to hear about you hamster, how did your experience change your outlook on life?
ReplyDeleteHow has your perception of death changed since you lost your hamster?
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this. I am wondering if you were 3 when he died or your hamster was 3? It would be good to know how older you were at the time. 3 is pretty young to understand much of anything so I'm guessing you were older. Also, normally when you lose your innocence, your behavior changes (because your view of life changes). Point out some specific ways your behavior changed. It's one thing to be sad, but usually time takes care of that and we go back to our normal habits.
ReplyDeleteI like how you compare your experience with death with Gilgaesh's. I think it really explains the impact it had on Gilgamesh by sharing a personal experience about it.
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