Daphne and the Laurel wreath

Once the god Apollo made fun of Eros, equivalent to cupid the god of love. Eros was angry, and shot a golden arrow at Apollo, making him fall in love with the Daphne the virgin. But Eros shot Daphne with a lead arrow so she could never love Apollo back. So Apollo followed her while she ran away, until she came to the river of her father Peneus. There she wanted help from Peneus, who turned her into a laurel tree so she would be safe from Apollo. Apollo was sad, and made himself a laurel wreath (a circle made of laurel that you put on your head) from the tree, and the laurel tree became sacred to Apollo and is used by emperors within the culture. After the crown was used for all the winners at his games and great heroes in the years to come would be crowned with laurel leaves. He also vowed that she, like him, would have eternal youth where her leaves would never turn brown or fall but would always stay lush and green. Apollo loved that laurel with all his heart.

Eternal youth, to me, would be constant fascination and learning. My younger years were filled with thrill, fun and lots of learning experiences. One thing that I've noticed over the years is all of the things I went through when I was younger apply to my life now! Situations that I encounter getting older and getting more mature relate directly to the minimal errors I made as a kid. The mortality of our humanness adds to the excitement and thrill of what we do with our lives. Eternal Youth is an obvious fantasy, but if it ever does become possible I think there will be many detriments and benefits to come from it