One day, Apollo challenged the archery skills of Eros. He accepted, and declared that he would shoot two. The gold tipped arrow would cause whoever it struck to be filled with unsatisfiable lust and the lead tipped arrow would cause it's target to hate anything to do with love or romance. The gold tipped arrow hit Apollo and Daphne fell victim to the lead tipped arrow. As a result, Apollo fell madly in love with Daphne and she wanted nothing to do with him. Daphne grew tired of the chase and she begged her father to help. He transformed her into a tree thinking Apollo's lust would cease. Instead, Apollo claimed the laurel tree as his own and even made a wreath from it's leaves which he wore as a symbol.
Fueled by a desire like Apollo's for Daphne, people have been chasing the idea of eternal youth for centuries. I said "the idea of" because I don't believe that eternal youth exists. We were put on this earth to serve a purpose and leave a legacy, in hopes that others would follow in our foot steps. I think that's the point of having a limited life span; it's important to make the most of every opportunity because we are but a mist, and we only have so much time.
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