alternatives to mortal existence

consider:

would one have chosen an "immortal" yet "passive" existence vessel over "mortal" and "active" one?

with the terms passive and active we are referring to communication.

by existence, we mean capable of all sensory experience.

a solitary, completely disconnected existence that doesn't have to hit finite beginning and end points- what would be the purpose of that? it seems to me the only manifestion of such that makes sense would be like "inhabiting" someone else but strictly as an observer. this inhabitance would then move on to someone new, perhaps with the option to switch at will. perhaps without the ability to observe dreams, such that we would switch when the inhabited entity entered dreamstate.

then, what is the purpose of a finite existence in which we form bonds with others who also share this finite-ness?

to be the performers for the "infinite" entities to observe?

this is a bit like asking the purpose of players in a film vs the purpose of the audience.

the two seem equally necessary for either of them to have purpose.