![]() ![]() Sink into my embrace, oh you glorious and illusionary man. ![]() There is only one person in heaven or earth who’s worthy of appreciating your destruction, and that is none other than I, Gilgamesh. His last words to Enkidu were, 'You fool who stretches your hand towards realms not of men. when I think that you will live on all alone henceforth, I can’t help but shed tears.” As he saw Enkidu taking his last breaths, he realized the way the man who was not human but wanted to surpass humanity had lived was even more precious and more brilliant than all the treasures he had acquired. He asked him, 'Why are you crying? Could it be that, only now, you are regretting having taken my side?' to which Enkidu responded with, 'Who would understand you after I die? Who else would march forward by your side? My friend. Even so, Gilgamesh could not forget the day that Enkidu passed away with tears running down his face. ![]()
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