The Link Between Mortality and Curiosity?

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The elves are immortal. Therefore, they have all the time they could want to try out new things. Perhaps they seem to avoid change to humans, but humans don't live anywhere near as long to see that the elves have changed things from the way they were before, and may still change something from the way it is now. Besides, to echo a sentiment from before, why bother change something if you already know it works?

So here we are today, with all the technology and “better mousetraps” that we have gained from the struggle, and yet can we say we are happy? If we were, why would all of us on this board be lingering in Middle Earth with the elves?

Good point. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I don't think it is human nature to ever be satisfied with the way things are-we always think there's a better possibility out there somewhere, and we're determined to find it. Back to the elves, I think maybe they realize that the key to happiness isn't in technology or advancement of that kind. I'm not really sure what they think is the key to happiness, but they must have something or else they would be out there, searching for answers with the 'curious Men.'