“Everything had life to me,’ he heard Enkidu murmur, ‘the sky, the storm, the earth, water, wandering, the moon and its three children, salt, even my hand had life. It’s gone. It’s gone.” DyingLife And DeathLoss Of Hope Book:The Epic of Gilgamesh Source: The Epic of Gilgamesh
“Gilgamesh was king of Uruk, A city set between the Tigris And Euphrates rivers In ancient Babylonia. Enkidu was born on the Steppe Where he grew up among the animals. Gilgamesh was called a god and man; Enkidu was an animal and man. It is the story Of their becoming human together.” HumanityHuman Book:Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative Source: Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative
“Youth is very Cruel to an old face, He said in a hushed voice. It looks into its lines for wisdom So touchingly But there is nothing there to find.” AgeYouth Book:Gilgamesh Source: Gilgamesh
“What we finally do, out of desperation ... is go on an impossible, or even forbidden, journey or pilgrimage, which from a rational point of view is futile: to find the one wise man, whomever or wherever he may be; and to find from him the secret of eternal life or the secret of adjusting to this life as best we can.” EpicBabylonGilgameshSumerianSumerian Tablets Book:Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative Source: Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative
“Friendship is vowing toward immortality and does not know the passing away of beauty (Though take care!) because it aims for the spirit. Many years ago through loss I learned that love is wrung from our inmost heart until only the loved one is and we are not.” PainFriendshipLoved OnesLoss Of LoveUnity In Love Book:The Epic of Gilgamesh Source: The Epic of Gilgamesh