If you knew you only had a day of life, what would you do?
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If you knew you only had a day of life, what would you do?First question: If you knew you only had a day of life, what would you do?
Second question, after replying to the title's question: why don't you do it now rather than waiting for the last day of your life?
I realise that we always keep some important things back till the last moment like if we would live forever. But we don't, we should accept that and cherish the time we have with each other rather than wasting our limited time with pointless conflicts, wars, hatred, jealousy and other bull**** which I bet you would not do if you knew you only had one day of life.Last edited by Chronist; 01-06-2012 at 23:06. -
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Re: If you knew you only had a day of life, what would you do?Take the day off school!
Why don't I now? Coz I have a future, in which it may help me!
Though I understand your point. We always seem to get caught up in the little routines and fears of our lives... until they become our lives! -
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Re: If you knew you only had a day of life, what would you do?Stop revising for my law exams, sex as many girls as I could, spend a bit of time with family and friends, smoke some cigars, eat loads of frozen yoghurt, kill Tony Blair, watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy one final time, go and see a Shakespeare production, have an Indian takeaway, drink vast quantities of tea, get back with my ex, shout profanities in the street, beat my enemy to a bloody pulp, steal something, go hunting and fishing, plant a tree, punch Nicolas Cage, rap Rapper's Delight somewhere in public, drink as much hot sauce as I could, troll every single thread on this entire website, play the violin, read a lot of books, fart in a lift, do some drawing, burst into a courtroom shouting "I object!", deface a sports car, firebomb the offices of whoever makes The Only Way is Essex, declare my house an independent country, set a new world record for something, write a (very) short book, paint a picture, compose some music, smoke a good deal of weed, take some LSD, tell everyone what I really think of them, look through photos of my travels, go for a walk in the country, watch failblog on Youtube, watch some classic Simpsons episodes, write a tweet saying how pointless Twitter is, get a really high score on Facebook Tetris, buy as much expensive designer stuff as I can think of, buy a sofa at DFS where I don't have to pay them for a year, visit the National Gallery and the British Museum, steal something from the National Gallery and the British Museum, shout "Allahu Akbar" in a crowded place, visit my old university, drink an incredibly expensive bottle of wine, put on my three piece suit, and then die. Happy.
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Re: If you knew you only had a day of life, what would you do?I'd spend it all with my best friend. Just spend most of it talking about things, perhaps do a few expensive things and then a slap up meal at the msot expensive restaurant I could get into. I know it probably doesn't sound like much, but that's honestly how I'd be happiest. Why don't I do it? Well, I do spend a lot of time with my best friend (when not at university, anyway). I wouldn't do the expensive things because I can't justify the expenditure and nor can he. If I didn't need the money it doesn't matter so I could pay both.
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Re: If you knew you only had a day of life, what would you do?The fact that I am going to die in a day wouldn't inspire me to do anything spontaneous. I would be to upset at the prospect of dying. Probably the same as any other day. I do agree with you on the second question OP. Life really is to short and we should make the most of it.
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Re: If you knew you only had a day of life, what would you do?Eat whatever the hell I like, empty my bank account and buy everyone lots of presents, indulge in a guilt-free pack of cigarettes, spend time with family and a few friends.
Why not now? Because I care too much for my health and finances I suppose! -
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Re: If you knew you only had a day of life, what would you do?Great post. I glanced over this idea while writing my dissertation on Jack Kerouac's On the Road which was all about attempting to truly live in the moment, to separate yourself from a conventional life in the pursuit of free living.(Original post by Chronist)
First question: If you knew you only had a day of life, what would you do?
Second question, after replying to the title's question: why don't you do it now rather than waiting for the last day of your life?
I realise that we always keep some important things back till the last moment like if we would live forever. But we don't, we should accept that and cherish the time we have with each other rather than wasting our limited time with pointless conflicts, wars, hatred, jealousy and other bull**** which I bet you would not do if you knew you only had one day of life.
I guess the answer or certainly a facet of a answer as to why people don't live like today is their last is because of society. If we truly didn't care what society thought and how it viewed us, we'd do as we pleased. -
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Re: If you knew you only had a day of life, what would you do?Like a Boss.(Original post by geetar)
Stop revising for my law exams, sex as many girls as I could, spend a bit of time with family and friends, smoke some cigars, eat loads of frozen yoghurt, kill Tony Blair, watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy one final time, go and see a Shakespeare production, have an Indian takeaway, drink vast quantities of tea, get back with my ex, shout profanities in the street, beat my enemy to a bloody pulp, steal something, go hunting and fishing, plant a tree, punch Nicolas Cage, rap Rapper's Delight somewhere in public, drink as much hot sauce as I could, troll every single thread on this entire website, play the violin, read a lot of books, fart in a lift, do some drawing, burst into a courtroom shouting "I object!", deface a sports car, firebomb the offices of whoever makes The Only Way is Essex, declare my house an independent country, set a new world record for something, write a (very) short book, paint a picture, compose some music, smoke a good deal of weed, take some LSD, tell everyone what I really think of them, look through photos of my travels, go for a walk in the country, watch failblog on Youtube, watch some classic Simpsons episodes, write a tweet saying how pointless Twitter is, get a really high score on Facebook Tetris, buy as much expensive designer stuff as I can think of, buy a sofa at DFS where I don't have to pay them for a year, visit the National Gallery and the British Museum, steal something from the National Gallery and the British Museum, shout "Allahu Akbar" in a crowded place, visit my old university, drink an incredibly expensive bottle of wine, put on my three piece suit, and then die. Happy.
