And... (can you tell I've read too much SF?) the new you (who is not REALLY you), composed of only your happy memories, is probably never going to allow anyone else to inject those bad memories back in because then he/she will cease to exist, and the real you would be back. Terribly geeky source for an example (I am unfortunately very geeky), sorry, but the only one that would come to mind: When a transporter accident split Captain Kirk into two entities, one good, one evil, the evil Kirk fought like h*ll to stay separate and unique, and it was only the good Kirk's strong sense of right and wrong that allowed him to want to be reintegrated with his own dark side. But neither of the two new entities was the real Captain Kirk. Also, if you are an artist (and frankly, if you aren't, why are you in this Forum :^) ), much of what inspires you will come from your dark memories. I was just looking through my gallery, and realized that my images are either cold, dark and scary, or light, humorous, and warm with almost nothing in between (is there anything in between?). I would hate to lose the part of me that wanders over into the dark side to create. Those works allow me to exorcise my demons, so to speak. The appeal of not ever getting sick and dying, just moving on to a new, young, healthy body, is very strong. I'd want to be there with my mind intact. Almost all the SF I've read with this theme ends with people deciding that immortality isn't all they thought it would be, and end up seeking death in the end. There, that ended on a cheerful note, didn't it. :^)

This is not my "second childhood". I'm not finished with the first one yet.

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

"I'd like to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather....not screaming in terror like the passengers on his bus." - Jack Handy