Apollo challenged Eros’s archery.
Both were skilled archers, but Apollo was conceited, so Eros agreed. Instead,
Eros shot two arrows: one that was gold and filled with lust and the other of
lead and filled with hatred. Whomever the arrows hit, the person would either
be filled with lust and desire or hatred. The gold arrow struck Apollo, and the
lead arrow hit Daphne, the daughter of the river God. Apollo pursued after
Daphne who disregarded him, but she became aggravated by Apollo’s endless chase.
Daphne asked her father for help and turned her into a laurel tree. But, Apollo
still lusted for Daphne, so he claimed the tree and made a laurel wreath.
When one thinks of eternal youth,
it’s mostly commonly associated with beauty and physical appearance. There are
various stories and legends about external youth like the Fountain of Youth.
Personally, I wouldn’t think eternal youth would be all that great, in relation
to appearance. I wouldn’t want to be seventy-six and look like a seventeen year
old; that’s weird, unnatural, and wrong.
There are some aspects of eternal youth that I wouldn’t mind
keeping. Youth can also be an attitude, not just an appearance. As youth, we
get this idea that we are invincible. We believe nothing bad can happen to us;
the chances are slim. Typically, youth have a more free-spirited, why not type
of attitude. Hopefully, I will be able to preserve my eternal youth as I grow
older.
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