Is Eternal Life Even Desireable?

[Jenny A]

I'm not afraid of being dead. I am afraid of dying. Unless you are lucky enough to go in your sleep or under anesthetic, it doesn't look like a pleasant transition. What's the first thing we want reassurance of when I relative dies? He didn't feel any pain. That's because there usually is pain.

And while I'm not afraid of being dead, I like living very much. And I'd like to go on doing so for quite a while yet. But I have met people who were not happy being alive anymore and who were indeed ready to die. That suggests that eternity might not be the best thing ever.