A Twist in the Lives of the Forevermore

To live eternally is to suffer exponentially.
Life gained, or forever lost?
Who has the right to say? Endless amounts of stories have been written containing eternal life, a main one being the bible. What would have happened if Adam and Eve had eaten of the tree of life? How many people have hoped for such a miracle in their lives?

Thanatophobia- a fear of death or dead things and those related to both

Given the chance to live eternally, who would say no? The fear of death is what drives our decisions. We realize our mortality relatively early in life, however we do not comprehend it until later in our lives. With every decision we make, a dark presence lingers over our shoulder. Who among us would give up the chance to slip away from the Great Deceiver?

Death whispers worries into our ears, making us care greatly about our decisions. Death is the topic of so many modern discussions, such as religion, abortion, and war. No one wants to die.

However, that is not to say that none have accepted death. Some accept death and move on like normal, others accept death and then take risks they normally wouldn't take, and then others accept death and wish it upon themselves for many reasons. For instance, is not dying for someone the greatest expression of love possible? Holding another's life far above your own, enough to die for them?

Now let's take a look at eternal life. Living forever also entails suffering forever and everything else that comes with life. Everything bad that has happened in your life as of right now will happen an infinite amount of times. On the other hand, every good thing that has happened will also extend over eternity. Eternal life is not the angel we think it is. With every action there comes an equal and opposite reaction. Who says eternal life is exempt from this? And on the opposite end, who says death is exempt from this?

The modern view of eternal life is muddled with nothing but happy thoughts, while the modern view of death is muddled with just dark thoughts. My question is this: who really has the upper-hand in religion? The Immortal God, or the mortal man?