Apollo had been teasing Eros, or Cupid, about his skills with his bow and arrow and how Eros wasn't as good as Apollo. Eros didn't appreciate this and decides to get back at Apollo. He fired off a gold arrow that is desgined to make people fall in love. He also fired another arrow that was lead tipped and was meant to do the opposite of the first arrow. Apollo got hit with the gold arrow, and Daphne with the lead one, resulting in Apollo falling for Daphne, but she was totally repulsed by the idea of love. Apollo chased Daphne around and around trying to convince her of his love, but she still wanted nothing to do with him. Daphne went to her father, Peneus, for help, so he turned her into laurel tree. Apollo, who was still madly in love with her, decided to wear a laurel wreath around his head.
There have been moments when eternal youth has seemed like a good idea, but do I really want to be forever young? While aging does not treat everyone well, it is a part of life. Some of my favorite members are with my grandparents and they wouldn't be the same if they were 20 something. The elderly remind me of simplicity and that we don't always need technology or to be constantly stimulated to be happy. Life wouldn't be interesting if everyone was 30 or younger.
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