Category: Let's talk
If you were given an envelope that contained the date you were going to dye, would you open it? Why or why not?
Definitely not. I've never understood why anyone would want to know that. Sure, it'd allow you to make sure you did and said everything you wanted to beforehand, but I think it'd add a heaviness to life that doesn't need to be there. We all know it's going to happen eventually, so I'd rather just live and do the best I can with whatever time I've got, without worrying about whether or not I'll do it all quickly enough. And personally, I think the closer I got to deathday, the stronger the urge would become to just go ahead and end it on my own terms.
agree with the previous post.
I would probably open it. Heck, who knows, it could say, never. All the while I could have been holding the get out of deth free card, and never knew it because I was too chicken. If it all came down to dieing, well, I would stick it to the man. Get as many credit cards as I could, then I would max those bad boys. I would give money to the poor and homeless, friends, and family. Then when I kicked the bucket, took the big sleep, pushed up daisys, slept with the fishes, danced with the worms, went six feet under, went home, took the last ride, had last rights, and all those other sayings for dyeing, I would be rememberred.
Nem
Lmao Nemoy, I love you. But would you actually want a get out of death free card? Because I know it's all glamorous and appealing to most people, the thought of immortality and all that, but that'd be all the more reason for me not to want to know. I'd hate to live forever.
i'd open it so i could see the date, just so i could be prepared for it. :). hell, might even get in 1 last trip to disney...lol
I'd want to know. If I found out I was gonna die in a car accident tomorrow, or a head injury next Tuesday, I'd have that much time to make my last 24 to 72 hours on this shitty planet we call Earth to be as crazy and memorable as possible. I'd write a long detailed letter to my son listing my thoughs, wishes, expectations, dreams and words of wisdom for him. Then I'd write a long letter to my husband with similar stuff. I'd have mad, crazy passionate sex with my husband, smoke a big fat joint, force someone to take me to Six Flags so I could ride all my favorite rollercoasters for the last time. Then, on the way home, I'd insist on Spaghetti Factory for spaghetti, and Cheese Cake Factory for my favorite cheesecake. I'd say, "Come on! I'm gonna die tomorrow!" In all that, I'd write on the walls in permanent marker, hand random 20 dollar bills to random people on the street, and I would call up everyone I knew and tell them anything I wanted them to know. E.G. my cousin, "You know I always thought you were such a mean, conniving bitch, I just never told you, 'cuz I didn't want to cause drama for myself. Oh, and by the way, your kids are spoiled brats, and I hope they all give you big-time, hell as teenagers. You deserve it." I would play on the playground at 10 o'clock at night, and when Security came and made a big deal about it, I'd just spit in their face and tell them to fuck off 'cuz I'm dying soon. I would attend a Catholic mass, go to confession and confess my sins and n what I had to do to feel Holy again, so I knew for sure I was going to a better place, even if all I do is feed the worms, and turn in to mulch for your carrots.
Hmmm.... I would probably open it out of curiousity, because it could contain information that you could use to help prevent it from ever happening y'know. If it isn't something I can stop then I'll try to make the most our of my life before that happens and not tell anyone of my family members or friends about it. I'd burn the letter and rid myself of it on that note of action.
i must say i agree with brandy and roon night for the same reasons...lol i told people this when we were discussing it and they thaught i was crazy, but i'd want to know.
I think I'd open it. There're things that I want to do before I die that I have/am putting off til later, because I think it'd be more doable in the future. :) I suppose that's pretty much a repeat of other responses though.
Nope. I wouldn't want to know at all. lol Chelsea. You and I are in the minority here. If I knew when I was going to die, I'd be so scared of it I probably would be miserable. yes, dying/dying alone are one of my biggest fears.
O yes I'd open the envelope. If I know when and why I was going to die, I'd make the most of my life here on earth and I'd be prepared to die. Also, as nobody has ever said, when death day is near, I'd be looking forward to going to heaven.
I don't want to know either. You should know that you are going to be remembered for who you were and not because you tried to do everything you could just so you can prepare for your death.
Yes, I would open the envelope so I would know when I was going to die. I would have as much fun and get away with as much as I could before I died and I would make sure to spend as much time with the people I care about, which people should do anyway.
No way. I agree with post 2.
Inquiring minds want to know, so ... maybe not to begin with but curiosity would ultimately get the best of me and I'd ... just open it ...