The human race hasn't even been around a million years. Not even half of that. We can't even begin to comprehend the thought processes of a type 2, or 3 civilization that's been around as long as as the Ea. We're talking over a billion years here. It's hard enough to imagine a civilization being around that long without collectively destroying themselves, or undergoing a massive extinction event. Plus, they are not even human.

Be that as it may, acceptance of our inevitable end is what separates both us, and mankind in FFXIV from immortal beings. What is a true shame about the Ea is that they forsook the gift of life and the pleasures of the flesh to come to the conclusion that they did. Those who pursue the meaning of life always lose sight of it along the way. The less time you have to experience life, the more precious it becomes. Truth be told, beings like the ancients or the Ea can't even begin to grasp onto the meaning of life the way we do.

In their defense though, how would you handle knowing you would be around to witness the obliteration of our home world? Can you feel your attachment to the planet as you think about that? There's an older animation out there called Titan A.E. and is one of my favorites from when I was a kid. I remember watching the Earth get destroyed and just how devastating that would be to witness from a distance far away from the destruction. That sinking feeling in my gut was bad enough just thinking about it. I couldn't even imagine actually witnessing it.