I believe this danger comes from the fact that by seeking immortality he cannot achieve Gilgamesh is not appreciating every moment of life he has at his disposal. This makes the quest even more important to Gilgamesh because he feels that his mortality would no longer matter if he had the power to live forever like Utnapishtim. Gilgamesh failed the first test that Utnapishtim gave him and which could have led to his immortality. «'But now, who will summon the assembly of the gods for you, so that you can find the life you seek? Come, for six days and seven nights, without sleeping!». As soon as Gilgamesh crouched down, sleep like a mist already hovered over him” (Tablet XI lines 208-212). This proved that Gilgamesh did not have what it took to become like Utnapishtim, but it also showed how little his immortality meant to him. Gilgamesh knew he wanted immortality because he didn't want to be like Enkidu, but he didn't have the willpower to stay awake and complete the tasks that would bring him immortality. It was essential for Gilgamesh to waste his life trying to find a way to preserve it. He didn't see the value in living his life to the fullest and being ready to die unlike Enkidu whose death took him completely by surprise. He saw only the fact that something was being taken away from him, but not that he was being given the opportunity to free himself from someone else's mistakes. Gilgamesh's quest for immortality was ironic because he wasted so much time searching for something that everyone told him would not be possible because he felt he was different and could be the chosen one like Utnapishtim. His arrogance was unleashed early in his journey because if he hadn't been such a tyrannical leader his people wouldn't have asked for someone who could balance him and show him everything he was doing wrong. This led to creation