The end of the road

Two friends overcame the obstacles laying on their way together. They killed Huwawa, defied a goddess, and reigned together. They became brothers and companions. Like brothers, they took care of each other and looked after their companion, even if it meant fighting with the gods themselves. And when Gilgamesh confronted Ishtar, his companion, Enkidu, joined him and went against the mighty goddess.” He seized a hunch of the slaughtered bull of heaven and tore it loose and flung it towards the wall on which the goddess stood, and said to her: If I could reach you I would do to you what you have seen me do to the bull of heaven. I would festoon you with the guts of the bull.” (p.35). This was his death sentence, which he assumed on behalf of his companion and brother. Enkidu proved to be a real friend, one that stood by Gilgamesh in all his troubles, even if it meant giving his life for this companion.

But when the time came when the gods made a decision, it wasn’t as easy to return the friendship to Enkidu. Ishtar made him pay for his threat, and the gods sentenced Enkidu to death to pay for both his and Gilgamesh´s mistakes. In the time of his decay, he proved strong but confused, and cursed people who shouldn’t be cursed. He sacrificed his life for Gilgamesh, who was unable to help him, and this was taken by Enkidu as a disappointing event.”Gilgamesh, who encouraged me in battle, saying, ‘Two people, companions, they can prevail,’ Gilgamesh is afraid and does not help me” (p.43). In this situation when you confront death, maybe you try to analyze the way you lived your life and how it was going. You think about the people that surround you and cared for you. And here Gilgamesh realizes that no matter how strong and powerful he is, he is useless and powerless against death. And this is something we all might want to consider before we find ourselves in at the end of the road and unable to do anything. We might want to live our days to their maximum extent and most importantly, live a life we are going to be proud of later on in the road. Therefore, start to live a meaningful life and build yourself a legacy you can be proud of, because when the road comes to an end, there is no going back to reconstruct your acts.