How fortunate the man with none...

You saw sagacious Solomon
You know what came of him,
To him complexities seemed plain.
He cursed the hour that gave birth to him
And saw that everything was vain.
How great and wise was Solomon.
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.
It's wisdom that had brought him to this state.
How fortunate the man with none.

You saw courageous Caesar next
You know what he became.
They deified him in his life
Then had him murdered just the same.
And as they raised the fatal knife
How loud he cried: you too my son!
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.
It's courage that had brought him to that state.
How fortunate the man with none.

You heard of honest Socrates
The man who never lied:
They weren't so grateful as you'd think
Instead the rulers fixed to have him tried
And handed him the poisoned drink.
How honest was the people's noble son.
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.
It's honesty that brought him to that state.
How fortunate the man with none.

Here you can see respectable folk
Keeping to God's own laws.
So far he hasn't taken heed.
You who sit safe and warm indoors
Help to relieve out bitter need.
How virtuously we had begun.
The world however did not wait
But soon observed what followed on.
It's fear of god that brought us to that state.
How fortunate the man with none.
[Anonymous]

Forever there...

One day, while traveling with a friend through London, I was asked one of those cyber-existential questions: "Do you think it's possible to transfer your mind to a new body, so you could have an extended lifespan?"
"It would not be you in the new body anymore...", and I noticed my friend's disappointment towards my reply; to which I expanded, "You would continue to be your 'old' self, and the new one would be a completely separate entity. Although the mind state at the moment of the transfer would be carried forward by the new body...".

My friend then spent the rest of the train travel computing my answer. But I would like to expand the idea here a bit further. Certain lines of thought in the philosophy/science of the mind field propose the following (in a nutshell): The mind is composed of a myriad of competing/collaborating processes (or entities...), and the byproduct of these processes interactivity gives us consciousness. One would conclude then that these processes can be related to specific brain locations and neuronal networks...

Now, taking that in consideration, one possible solution to the longevity/mind transfer problem, would be to substitute these individual components one by one. If individual functions can then be mapped to another media (e.g. electronics, artificial cells) the transfer would be gradual.