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The fear of death and pain of grief continue to intrigue present readers because these are reoccurring issues in our daily lives, which calls for further speculation and deciphering through present, future, and past writings. As previously stated, if we can understand our history better, we may be able to understand life better. and, that is where the reading of Gilgamesh comes into play for people of today.
While my thesis is based on Gilgamesh's journey working as a representation for finding the meaning of life, I am not implying that the epic poem is the actual answer to the meaning of life. My thesis is merely how I interpret the message of the author's story of Gilgamesh. Finding acceptance with his mortality is all that Gilgamesh needed to finally be happy with his life. No man can actually attain immortality, which is why plenty of people continue to speculate what the answer to the meaning of life is. Having a limited time to live on this...
Living for nothing, with the only certainty being that we will all die in the end, is a scary idea for many people. Gilgamesh found that all he needed to do was enjoy his life, and he was finally satisfied.
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