Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

Political strength amounts from war, deception, and credits, corruption to say the least. The barrel of a gun yields prowess and agility. So what else would politicians want than to look unbeatable? The best thing about politics, nowadays, isn't the rhetoric, laws, or morals of a nation, but rather the appearance of a successful congress, invincible men in combat gear and a leader. Political power doesn't have to do with the actual matter and content of a nation's problems. Political power has evolved into a diagram of spectacles, appearances, and much more. The world has seen its empires, and great civilizations, but when will the people once again hear the voice of a virtuous hero? The barrel of a gun signifies nothing but violence, war, and strife. Political power should grow from the mind of a leader.

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.

No one is immortal, and nothing will ever be immortal. So what's the purpose of trying to create something that will? Eventually, time will lead us to an age where men, women, and children will die at an earlier age than normal, and we certainly won't be able to stop that. There's no point in ever trying to invent something that could possibly live forever, because that would simply go against the laws of ethics, morality, and virtue. History has witnessed failed attempts at finding everlasting life, so again, what's the significance of creating something that is immortal? Even if something were to remain immortal, it wouldn't stay so for the rest of eternity.

The only possible answer that would sound reasonable, is that creation is imagination, which in turn is the essence of fun. People only imagine immortality as a way of escaping the problems in their lives. Everyone seems to be so fed up with life, that having fun seems to be the only other option to living. Imagining immortality is creating immortality, and that seems to be the goal of contemporary society, just as it was ages ago.