It seems we have never been alone. A more pessimistic way of looking at this is that none of our thoughts, desires, or even actions are unique. All one has to do is read history... or watch South Park where this outlook has been beautifully summarized by Dougie (Prof. Chaos's sidekcik) - 'The Simpsons already did it'.

Sha Naqba Imuru is an epic poem written in Sumeria circa 2000 B.C. It talks of a king, Gilgamesh, who went in search of immortality, only to find that the only possible way to achieve immortality within the construct of the human matrix of disease, degradation and death, was to go down in history.

Afflicted with a similar desire is maybe why I've already started to write. And I made the mistake of thinking that I was alone in this pursuit... until I read Sha Naqba Imuru.

I'm no literary critic, but I'd say that this is a book that must be read at least once in your life.

And this discussion of 'human bondage' leads us to wonder if all this is worth it, considering that merely... Carbon and Electrons are we!