Man has many wishes that he does not really wish to fulfil, and it would be a misunderstanding to suppose the contrary. He wants them to remain wishes, they have value only in his imagination; their fulfilment would be a bitter disappointment to him. Such a desire is the desire for eternal life. If it were fulfilled, man would become thoroughly sick of living eternally, and yearn for death.
Menniskjan hevur nógv ynski, sum hon í roynd og veru ikki ynskir at útinna, og at halda tað øvuta hevði verið ein misskiljing. Hon vil, at tey skulu verða verandi ynskir, viðrið teirra er einans í hugfloginum; útinning teirra hevði verið eitt stórt vónbrot fyri menniskjuna. Eitt slíkt ynski er ynski um ævigt lív. Varð hetta útinnt, varð menniskjan vorðin troytt at at liva í ævir og hevði longst eftir deyðanum.