Would you like to know when you are going to die?
A friend asked us yesterday:
If you could know when you're going to die, would you rather knowing it or not?
While most people in the room said NO, I said YES.
They stared at me as I if I were a weirdo haha
I know, no one wants to die, and if you knew when you're going to leave this world, the last months would probably be terrifying, but at the same time, I think knowing it would "help" us to make better choices.
I mean, If I knew I'm going to day in 5 years from now, many things that I'm doing/starting/trying right now would become irrelevant and I'd spend more time doing other things and having good moments with my family and friends.
On the other hand, If I knew I'm going to die in 60 years from now, knowing I have the privile of time I'd do all those things I'd give up in the last ecenario and more. I'd try to take full advantege of that time, of course, but I'd also try to do bigger things for which you need a lot of preparation and yeas of hard work.
Anyway, for better or worse we cannot know when we're going to die, but I was a good question for us to talk about last night.
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Would you like to know when you are going to die?
A friend asked us yesterday:
If you could know when you're going to die, would you rather knowing it or not?
While most people in the room said NO, I said YES.
They stared at me as I if I were a weirdo haha
I know, no one wants to die, and if you knew when you're were going to leave this world, the last months would probably be terrifying, but at the same time, I think knowing it would "help" us to make better choices.
I mean, if I knew I'm I was going to die in 5 years from now, many things that I'm doing/starting/trying right now would become irrelevant and I'd spend more time doing other things and having good moments with my family and friends.
On the other hand, if I knew I'm I was going to die in 60 years from now, knowing I have the privilege of time I'd do all those things I'd give up in the last ecenario scenario and more. I'd try to take full advantage of that time, of course, but I'd also try to do bigger things for which you need a lot of preparation and yes of hard work.
Anyway, for better or worse we cannot know when we're going to die, but it was a good question for us to talk about last night.
Nice job! If you haven't yet, you should read the book "The Immortalists" which is about three children who find out when they're going to die! Exactly what you're talking about!
One consistent construction problem I noticed was the hypothetical if "If I knew when I was going to die, I would...' I don't know the exact rule here, but a safe bet would be to keep things in the past tense.
If I had a million dollars when I turned 50, I would..
If I suffered a heart attack while I was dancing I would...
If I were president for a day and had to make one change I would..
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I would be very scared to know it
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