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What I take away mostly from this article is that the Epic of Gilgamesh mirrors our lives currently more then we may know. Although most of us don't have god-like powers and rule all of Europe we all go through the same internal battles and deal with the same emotions. Everyone has their own battles, suffers their own losses, but contrary to this everyone also has their own wins, their own sweet victories. Even though this story takes place 4,000 years ago the emotions felt are very real, even to this day as everybody has or will feel them.

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What stood out to me the most in the story was that in the end Gilgamesh had nobody, had everything but nothing at the same time. He spent majority of his life treating other people wrong and abusing his power. I can see how hated he was and how the loss of his best friend, essentially affected him greatly. Its also a popular concept that many people want immortality and the selfishness they conceive from that and their values they show from it.

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The one thing that stood out to me was the strong message that even though Gilgamesh was so ancient, he faced all the problems we have in the current era. Gilgamesh connects more to our life than we really know. It also stood out to me how you can make friends really out of anywhere. A wild savage man tamed by a prostitute became best friends with a 2/3 god ruler. The story I can tell would connect deeply to ones life despite being a story from 4,000 years ago.

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Reading from the article on the Epic of Gilgamesh, I was able to analyze that there are similar joys and sorrows that we all experience no matter what time century we are in. The book teaches you to overcome all trials no matter how bad they are but allows appreciation to the essence of human nature or experience. It took place 4,000 years ago but yet human society still struggle with the same issues which I find comfort in knowing. There are different situations but it all originates or leads back from or to the old testament.

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What stood out to me from the "Epic of Gilgamesh" is how relatable to our lives the story is. A story from centuries ago could touch human lives and be relatable. Also, its interesting how not did just one group of people create this story. Many people after them recreated this story and keep the story on. In the story Gilgamesh had everything he wanted because he was a demigod so he ruled the city. He was selfish and mean to people, so he definitely had enemies. The people didn't like him and wanted to get rid of him. So, it makes sense why they killed his best friend to get rid of him. Its relatable because once someone dies close to you it makes you think about death and makes you become worried about your own. So he went on a journey for immortality but wasn't worthy enough it.

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What stood out to me the most in the article was when Freeman described that no matter how good we claim to take care of ourselves we will all eventually die someday. We often let our minds ponder the thought of when and how we are going to die. We should instead accept the fact that we are not mortal, and stop restricting ourselves from living our best life possible. The article teaches us that everything has a beginning and an end, life included.

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What I took away from this article was that no matter who you are or whatever power you hold it will never be enough to save you from death. The Epic of Gilgamesh shows us that if we hold on to grief for too long then it can consume us and we never truly live. Gilgamesh turns away everyone that tries to help him because he is so overwhelmed with his sorrow, he distances himself from everyone. Even though this story is centuries old it still holds true today, if you can never get over your suffering then you can’t live life to the fullest.

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A statement that was mentioned in this article that stood out to me the most was that "Death is inevitable". Gilgamesh wasted most of his lifetime trying to find ways to become immortal even though he was never going to have it in the end. He could've instead lived a good life and enjoy it with his family and friends as he was becoming a better person because at the end of the day "we will all eventually die." It might sound very harsh in some ways but even though us humans might try our hardest to become better than everyone or to be stronger than others "this life has an ending to all of us" wether it was good or bad one. That's why is it is important to live your life at your fullest and enjoy it with the ones you love while it lasts.

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The thing that stood out the most to me was the main lesson of the story. The writer stated that the Epic of Gilgamesh had a main goal that was portrayed and that was that death is inevitable. That is what Gilgamesh spent a lot of his time trying to do, he tried to be inevitable. During this process he pushed away a lot of people even his family for it to not work out at the end. This part of the story can relate to many because a majority of people often spend their life trying to change or persue something that wont end up succeeding. And towards that process they end up only putting effort on that focus, which ends up affecting other areas of their life.

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What I take away from the article is that western culture seeks to scrub the historical significance and prevalence of queer people. Like Gilgamesh and Enkidu are clearly just lovers. They spend most of their young adulthood travelling and adventuring together. Enkidu is said to encourage Gilgamesh and reminds him that they are stronger together. Also the article even says that they are written in a way that implies that they are a couple but everyone assumes they aren't because they're not explicitly written as sexually intimate. Maybe we lost that tablet. Even when Gilgamesh is mourning Enkidu he is described as ripping his clothes and tearing his hair out. Even the journey he sets off on after while trying to process his grief and isolating himself from his "community" gives very much grieving widower. Also the entire grief arc reminds me of that one art thing where the guy presents his lovers body weight in candy from the day that he was diagnosed with aids and everyone taking a piece demonstrates his lover withering away to nothing.

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What amazed me was how the story was summarized and the similarities it contains to storys now. The Epic of Gilgamesh had many similarities to how some stories are today with the hero being ignorant, finding a love or a close friend, then losing their love and being in grief, trying to find a solution to prevent it from happening again, get to the solution only to figure out the truth. The difference that i enjoy the most is the realization gilgamesh makes that he is alone even after all hes done. There was no happy ending but a realistic realization of his solution.

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What stood out to me the most was Gilgamesh, despite many people advising him to live his life and not seek immortality, came to the realization that he was truly alone at the end of his journey. Even with all of his authority and rule over Uruk, he ultimately had nothing. Although the world we experience were different back then, the human experience is still the same. We all go through challenging battles and struggle with emotions. I also liked how raw the epic was about Gilgamesh’s grief and sorrow. He pushed many people away who tried to help him. It gives me comfort that even in a time like that people aren’t as different as us.

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Gilgamesh was described as powerful man who was 2/3 god and 1/3 human. Although he had this powerful image he still experiences everything that we do being sorrow and lost of a loved one. Another aspect of the story that stood out to me is when Gilgamesh seeks to live forever however he falls short of it. What I can take from that is that we all eventually will die. So it is important to make the most out of it.

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The one message that I retained is that "what goes around, comes around," Gilgamesh spend half of his life treating people with hatred and cruelty, and in the end he lost everything and ended up alone. Through out the story Gilgamesh goes through many battles with Enkidu by his side, in the last battle Enkidu dies, leaving Gilgamesh with intense inner pain, his fear of death grows, like humans even a Demi-god goes through the emotions of grief, fulfillment, and happiness. In the end everyone eventually die, so instead of searching for eternity, everybody should live their life to the fullest.

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What I got from reading “The Epic of Gilgamesh,” is that it is focused on human life. Everyone has problems to face at some point in their lives, and most of us go through the same problems without even realizing it. Even though this took place 4,000 years ago we still go through some of the same emotions, as they did, which shows we’re just human. “Humans are born, they live, then they die.” It’s harsh but it's how it goes. Instead of spending your whole life worrying about how you will die, just enjoy it, show emotions, live life to the fullest.

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After reading the article, the thing that stood out to me the most was the mentioning of how one cannot escape the end. Gilgamesh did everything in his power to find ways to become immortal, but with wasting so much of his time on that, he never fully got to cherish human connections. No matter how mighty and powerful he was, nothing he did was going to help him escape death. The story of Gilgamesh teaches individuals today to not worry so much on what has not come into their lives. People should not have to live their lives in constant worry or feel the pressure to be above all. In the end, everyone will perish, so while the times has been granted, one should relax and appreciate the time they have by living it to the fullest.

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What stood out to me from this article was the themes of mortality. Gilgamesh spent his time in search of immortality while he should have been focused on living his life. The only thing preventing Gilgamesh from living forever is the one third human that he is. I liked what the professor said to his students about how they could run marathons or eat healthy, but they will still eventually grow old and die. This can show as a lesson to everyone to enjoy each moment every day.