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The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the oldest written stories from ancient Mesopotamia, it is also one of the earliest epics recorded in the world of literature. This story was about the journey of Gilgamesh the king in the City of Uruk, Mesopotamia. And how Gilgamesh became a great king or leader of his nation and manage to become a hero in the Story. In the Story, passion, emotions, and feelings are put to the test, and how the quests are taken to find tranquility, friendship, and lucidity. The journey of Gilgamesh in searching for immortality would make us realize the true meaning of life.
Every individual faces different battles and takes a different journey in life, in order to realize a lot of things and learned many life lessons. The story started by describing how powerful Gilgamesh is, and because of his strength, authority, and some of his wrongdoings, makes people see him as arrogant, but then along the way of his adventures he manages to find a friend and learned many lessons from it. The Epic of Gilgamesh somehow reminds me of the fact that not all the things we desire or long for are the things we really needed the most. Just like how Gilgamesh searched for eternal life or immortality but then it led Gilgamesh to figure out the true meaning of life.
The story also focuses on how Gilgamesh and Enkidu develop great friendships in spite of being once enemies, Gilgamesh and Enkidu became friends and manage to build a strong bond and decides to help each other and take the journey together. It is really astonishing how Gilgamesh and Enkidu became friends, and it makes me realize many things, one of which that is we can still unite and had a peaceful world despite the hate, loathe, wrath, and other things that can make our world in chaos, disruption, and tragedy, there is still love the most powerful thing in the world that can conquer uncertainties. I believe that Gilgamesh is not a perfect king, he has flaws, and he is not even a role model but, he can serve as a symbol for an aspect of the human condition, of growing past mistakes, and accepting limitations, and that is what makes him a hero.
The Epic of Gilgamesh has taught us that death is inevitable, the only thing that will leave behind is our legacy, memories, and as well as failures for everyone to remember us. How stupendous it is knowing that all the battles that we face, all the journeys that we take, help us to become the best version of ourselves. Those battles and journeys molded us to become better People. Just like Gilgamesh we can still make beautiful and powerful things in spite of past mistakes that we did.
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