I don't own the idea of mutants in general or the saying about grass being
greener on the other side of the fence. This is just a different
perspective on life and death.
Some call it a blessing. I call it a curse. Those who call it a blessing don't have it. I have it and would die to get rid of it … literally. The grass is always greener I guess. I sit on the edge of a mountain. Some would be afraid but I have nothing to fear. If I jumped it wouldn't kill me. I would end up very badly injured; heck I'd probably break every last bone in my body. But it wouldn't kill me. Instead I would either be knocked unconscious in the fall or soon afterward. As I 'sleep' my injuries heal themselves. It takes time. It could take days or weeks. But eventually I'd wake up; sore, without a single broken bone or mark to show what I had done. You see my mutant 'gift' is immortality.
I hate it! If I could get rid of it I could. Believe me, I've tried. I won't go into details. I also don't age. I have been around for seventy years but look somewhere between eighteen and twenty-five years old. That causes it's own problems. It means I can't stay around the same people for too many years or they start wondering why I never age. Also I can't go to a hospital if I get injured because my body starts repairing itself as I sleep. Perhaps as a result of that I can go for up to two weeks without sleeping as long as I'm not seriously injured. If I am seriously injured by body insists on solving the problem. I heal quickly but only while asleep.
I don't hate having a mutant ability. I just don't like mine. Too bad it isn't something cool like flying, or telepathy, or just about anything else. Maybe if I couldn't feel pain I'd like mine better. Maybe if I appeared older I would be able to fool people longer. Most people would love to be immortal. Check that, most people think they would love to be immortal. Actually being immortal is something else entirely. You don't want it. Do you know how many people live and die while I stay the same? Do you know how lonely I get? You can't know!
I'm not going to pretend there aren't advantages to knowing you are going to live forever. First off, I've always been the person who wants to do everything and see the world. If I weren't immortal I wouldn't have time. Also, since I don't age I still have the energy of a young woman. Comes in handy when traveling.
Perhaps the biggest problem is the loneliness. People come and go and I stay the same. Like I said; the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Some call it a blessing. I call it a curse. Those who call it a blessing don't have it. I have it and would die to get rid of it … literally. The grass is always greener I guess. I sit on the edge of a mountain. Some would be afraid but I have nothing to fear. If I jumped it wouldn't kill me. I would end up very badly injured; heck I'd probably break every last bone in my body. But it wouldn't kill me. Instead I would either be knocked unconscious in the fall or soon afterward. As I 'sleep' my injuries heal themselves. It takes time. It could take days or weeks. But eventually I'd wake up; sore, without a single broken bone or mark to show what I had done. You see my mutant 'gift' is immortality.
I hate it! If I could get rid of it I could. Believe me, I've tried. I won't go into details. I also don't age. I have been around for seventy years but look somewhere between eighteen and twenty-five years old. That causes it's own problems. It means I can't stay around the same people for too many years or they start wondering why I never age. Also I can't go to a hospital if I get injured because my body starts repairing itself as I sleep. Perhaps as a result of that I can go for up to two weeks without sleeping as long as I'm not seriously injured. If I am seriously injured by body insists on solving the problem. I heal quickly but only while asleep.
I don't hate having a mutant ability. I just don't like mine. Too bad it isn't something cool like flying, or telepathy, or just about anything else. Maybe if I couldn't feel pain I'd like mine better. Maybe if I appeared older I would be able to fool people longer. Most people would love to be immortal. Check that, most people think they would love to be immortal. Actually being immortal is something else entirely. You don't want it. Do you know how many people live and die while I stay the same? Do you know how lonely I get? You can't know!
I'm not going to pretend there aren't advantages to knowing you are going to live forever. First off, I've always been the person who wants to do everything and see the world. If I weren't immortal I wouldn't have time. Also, since I don't age I still have the energy of a young woman. Comes in handy when traveling.
Perhaps the biggest problem is the loneliness. People come and go and I stay the same. Like I said; the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.