less, with nothing in particular any more important than the rest. Everything leads to something else, and for Gilgamesh one extreme led to another. Directly after the snake devoured his flower of youth his mortality finally hit home, and he was consoled by the once absent, then present acceptance of reality. A brief but impacting feeling of depression as well struck Gilgamesh, this but a moment before his reality realization. Depression is a result of desolation, and was as well a necessary step in Gilgamesh’s spiritual metamorphosis. Almost as if Gilgamesh put his head down, depressed from the actions of the serpent, and then brought his head back up, in realization of the truth. Death is inevitable, and life is what you make of it. It was from this point on that Gilgamesh began “to live.” He had conquered his demons, accepted his death, and began his journey home.The beauty of the Epic Gilgamesh is that is applicable at so many levels, and is understood to mean so many things. However, the foremost issue made prevalent through this epic, was the need of man to accept his death. Let Gilgamesh be a general example to all, the journey is not easy, nor is it short, but it is well worth the trip. ...
