More Life, Please

I would choose to live a long uneventful life. Your life only happens once, and you only have on shot. This argument could be used in favor of a shorter, more exciting life that one would gain fame for. However, one would never get to experience this fame. They would just be dead. What would be the point of getting famous when you are not there to enjoy the fame? Who knows what happens when you die, but the most logical conclusion is you turn into dirt and your existence is gone. I wouldn't be affected in any way if I was famous after I died, it would be worthless. The most basic reason for life is to live and spread one's seed. However, we have created these ideas of fame and fortune that drive people to do whatever it takes to reach such objectives. If one is living for the purpose of getting a mention in a history book after death then living in the present, then the event that makes someone famous is the only satisfaction they will have. Fame is only a convention that society notices. there is no real difference between an average joe and someone who is insanely famous. Life is precious and sacred, it eventually runs dry. After the life there is the unknown. I would rather spend more time on this planet then gain Fame that lives one forever, because I would not be there to experience it. Also, with more life one would experience more. That itself would be more pleasurable then Fame that one will never taste or hear of. Experience is it's own little pleasure, one that builds on itself. Learning and having moments of clarity are a joy that one can experience, whereas fame after death is not.

Intangible Tangibles

Cards
Music Player
Paperweight
Spatula
Flip Flops
Drink Cozy
A Spork
1 Pack of Chewing Gum
Turkish Lira
Floss