Back in 1988, Rod Stewart belted it out at the top of his lungs: “Forever young, forever young!” So did the lesser known German synth-pop band Alphaville, singing: “Forever young, I want to be forever young. Do you really want to live forever? Forever, and ever.” Here’s the music video, but don’t watch too much of it or your mind will start to age dramatically: Those songs aren’t just a throwback to the awesome 80’s. “Forever Young” appears to have become the
a personal quest for a number of Silicon Valley billionaires and other elites who are pumping big bucks into efforts to live forever. Their collective dream is a powerful reminder of the deep ache for eternity that resides in the heart of every person. I would argue that ache is actual proof of an afterlife, that every human spirit innately knows there should be something more. READ MORE
From the confession of King Solomon, the wisest and richest man who ever lived
Ecclesiastes 3: 18-22
18 I also said to myself, “As for humans, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals. 19 Surely the fate of human beings is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath[c]; humans have no advantage over animals. Everything is meaningless. 20 All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return. 21 Who knows if the human spirit rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?”
22 So I saw that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy their work, because that is their lot. For who can bring them to see what will happen after them?