Full Idea
We want everything which has a value to be eternal.
Gist of Idea
We want our values to be eternal
Source
Simone Weil (Gravity and Grace [1942], 'Chance')
Book Reference
Weil,Simone: 'Gravity and Grace', ed/tr. Crawford/De Ruhr [Routledge 1952], p.107
A Reaction
This seems to be the motivation for platonism, of which Weil was a fan. Nietzsche is the strongest opponent of this aspiration. This dream explains the typical resentment of old people.