Twilight (VI)

If I had the option of turning into a vampire, would I?

As mentioned in Twilight, vampires have many benefits to being undead. While the journey of turning into one is beyond painful, actually being a vampire comes with super speed, super strength, tirelessness, enhanced senses, and enriched beauty. You of course develop an appetite for human flesh, but that is an instinct that would seems as natural as breathing.

Although Bella wishes to become a vampire for the sole purpose of living forever in Edward's strong embrace, I would never consider such an offer. The pain doesn't scare me. The diet doesn't sicken me. And the perks don't phase me. Timeless beauty is, of course, what every woman secretly hopes for, but wrinkles are part of the human formula. I would never want to be a vampire for the main fear of loosing my passion for life. Knowing that you will never die (unless shredded to bits by another vampire) would dull all the excitements of life. All the little things worth living for, would become nonchalant.

For example, no longer would I be elated at the sight of a melted piece of dark chocolate on a toasted graham cracker. No longer would I squeal at the smell of fresh-popped popcorn on a Friday movie night with my sisters (they would all be dead). No longer would I weep for all the pain and suffering, I would become immune after so many years. No longer would I keep smiling for days after one really good date with a boy I liked. All the emotions that make life's roller coaster so exciting and worth living, would be numbed. My physical senses would reach an all-time high, compensating for a hardened heart. Not for all the beauty or all the strength in all the world would I give up my passion for life's small pleasures.