Written by: Samyam Rai - 29028, Grade VI
Posted on: 15 July, 2022
Death, nobody has managed to escape its grip so far. Even the giants like Titanoboa, Megalodon
and Dinosaurs succumbed to it. Humans have managed to cheat death but not entirely but surely
to some extent. Yes, with the advancement in the healthcare facilities, improvement in the
standard of living, and better safety measures , the average life expectancy around the world in
the last two centuries have increased from less than 30 years to over 72 years. And according to
research can be extended even further in the coming times. That makes us believe that we
could even achieve immortality at some point in time. So, if everyone around us lives forever
then in that case the first thing to tackle will be the ever growing population. As no one is
departing and babies continue to be born. Soon it will become big issue leading to scarcity of
food and other resources and, as it will be next it impossible to meet the growing demands, there
will be an increase in conflict amongst us. Not only that to provide shelter for so many of us,
Deforestation will increase, leading to the extinction of many animals. Apart from the pressure
on the environment, There will be tremendous stress on our memories most of have difficulty
remembering. The next big hurdle living forever will be evolution. As we know according to
Darwin’s theory of evolution, years ago, humans looked way different from what we are today.
On the good site we could stay with are loved ones from a longer time but unfortunately, life will
be painful. There is only one species that has been called biologically immortal, that is jelly fish.
The adult jellyfish transforms itself through transdifferentiation which means adult jelly fish can
transform into a newborn jellyfish.
