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Originally posted by The EwanatorI don't think life should be regimented.One prepares for what will be inevitable (birth is a terminal desease) but should not live based on that. There would be no spontaneity.
I don't think so. Though it would have benefits in terms of preperation and coming to terms, It would probably send me a bit crazy. It would be very strange. I suppose if I was older and had a family I might think differently, but currently, no.
Yes! It would give me a chance to get my things in order, so to speak. I could get rid of the things that I currently need but wouldn't later, thus not burdening my relatives with a bunch of stuff that means nothing to them. I'd wild release all of my books or send them to other bookcrossers. I'd find my cat a nice home. There are lots of things I'd only do in the last stages of life if I know about it ahead of time!
Originally posted by pawnhandlerI guess when you look at it like that it would be good, but still, I still think it would be incredibly scary.
Yes! It would give me a chance to get my things in order, so to speak. I could get rid of the things that I currently need but wouldn't later, thus not burdening my relatives with a bunch of stuff that means nothing to them. I'd wild release all of my books or send them to other bookcrossers. I'd find my cat a nice home. There are lots of things I'd only do in the last stages of life if I know about it ahead of time!
I like the idea of not knowing, which is why I never go to doctors - that way I will get a nice surprise when it does happen.
Although, having said that, if I knew for certain when I would die then I could go through the rest of my life with a sense of invincibility, knowing that I wouldnt die at those times no matter what risks I took.
Kind of like that film Big Fish.
Originally posted by TyrannosauruschexOooh, there was a story in I think Twilight Zone magazine -- I forget but it was the 70s. A man new precisely when he was going to die, so he took all sorts of risks. He became a high-wire acrobat but didn't care about safety because he knew he wouldn't die until Date X, like when he was in his 60s or something. Then he fell and sustained an injury -- and was paralyzed from the neck down -- and knew he'd stay that way, bedridden and helpless (old book) for decades.
I like the idea of not knowing, which is why I never go to doctors - that way I will get a nice surprise when it does happen.
Although, having said that, if I knew for certain when I would die then I could go through the rest of my life with a sense of invincibility, knowing that I wouldnt die at those times no matter what risks I took.
Kind of like that film Big Fish.
Shadows come, from the sky;
Grim is here;
A glow in his eye;
He points down a narrow path;
With anger and true rathe;
For me to wonder for the rest of time;
Even though I commit no crime;
I lift my head with pain on my shoulders;
As I walk to the land of black and horrible sounds of beholders;
Originally posted by pawnhandlerall the more time for chess. sweet!
Oooh, there was a story in I think Twilight Zone magazine -- I forget but it was the 70s. A man new precisely when he was going to die, so he took all sorts of risks. He became a high-wire acrobat but didn't care about safety because he knew he wouldn't die until Date X, like when he was in his 60s or something. Then he fell and sustained an injury -- ...[text shortened]... the neck down -- and knew he'd stay that way, bedridden and helpless (old book) for decades.