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[Tolkien] If death is supposed to be a gift to Men why do the Valar and/or Eru treat prolonged life as a reward for the Númenoreans?

This has always seemed strange to me. Death isn't supposed to be a bad thing, but when Númenor starts fucking up they get punished with shorter lives. Kinda sends a contradictory message.
gpt
In the grand scheme of things, Death is good. The ability to die is what gives life meaning.

Doesn’t mean we want to die.

Yes, we know at some point we have to, but we want that to be in the future, not tomorrow.