18 Thought-Provoking Questions
- If you could make a 30 second speech to the entire world, what would you say?
- If you were going to die at midnight, what would you be doing at 11:45pm?
- How do you really KNOW anything for sure?
- If you had all the money in the world but still had to have some kind of job, what would you choose to do?
- When you’re 90 years old, what will matter most to you?
- What do you regret most so far in life?
- How can you apply the lesson you learned from that regret to your life TODAY?
- What would you change if you were told with 100% certainty that God does not exist? Or if you don’t believe in God, that he does exist?
- If you lost everything tomorrow, whose arms would you want to run into? Does that person know how much they mean to you?
- Do you fear death? If so, do you have a good reason?
- What would you change if you knew you were NEVER going to die?
- If you were at heaven’s gates, and God asked “you why should I let you in?”, what would you say?
- When will you be good enough for you? Is there some breaking point where you will accept everything about yourself?
- Is the country you live in really the best fit for you?
- What would people say about you at your funeral?
- What small thing could you do to make someone’s day better?
- (If you believe in god) would your relationship with god change it all if you were told with 100% certainty that he was actually a she?
- What do you believe stands between you and complete happiness?
Have some more questions or some even more thought-provoking answers? Please share them below!
Devin Ford said on 01.10.2011
Another awesome post Jordan! The first two are especially hard.. what the hell would I do at 11:45?
How about this one: “If you could be with anyone and be doing anything at this very moment, what would you do, and with whom?”
or
“Do you chase your dreams and bliss? Or do you settle for whats “easy” and “comfortable”? Would this change if failure was impossible?”
P.S: I got the website up!!! You were right, I loved every minute of it! So far it seems people like it! Can’t wait to keep building it up! Check it out!
Jordan said on 01.12.2011
Devin, your website looks awesome! Very nice choice of theme. Trust me you’ll just become more and more addicted as you go on. There’s so much to learn and it’s so readily available — like a free drug :)
Love the the questions suggestions. I’ll add ‘em to the list right now
Frosty said on 01.14.2013
1. I hope you all can enjoi the qualities of the world.
2. Holding down the fort with my girl
3. How? I learned a bunch of things, whether it is right or wrong I know how I perceive something and an idea on a way to deal with it, learn from it, and move on.
4. Paintballer, Skateboarder, Drum Teacher/Hackysack instructor
5. My 91st year
6. Cursing so much.. so often
7. Speech upgrade
8. Absolutely nothing. I would carry on and still believe in what I have experienced.
9. Hayden Faery Girl Johnson.
10. Absolutely.
11. I work at a funeral home. Self explanatory
12. Buying a boat, a car, a new identification card (x3), a house, and I would start living with random people for weeks at a time.
13. It is not your obligation to invite me in, but I have an obligation to enjoy my existence either way, even if I have to suffer.
14. Not quite, maybe when I move out and start making myself better.
15. Yeah, and the state too.
16. Not sure who’d show up.. I’m having my girl bring a Peach Arizona and putting it in my hands. So maybe that I was carefree…
18. Help them with their current obstacle, Today was a very fulfilled day.
19. Nope
20. Not too much, maybe my uncle behaving the way he does
avinash said on 02.19.2013
1.your body has the whole universe witihin care for it.love nature. dont fear death. fear is a state of mind. mind manipulates. stay conscious fellows.
2.i wud sit and relax.wait for myself to change form..
3.m like a drop in the sea..i can not really knw anything for sure , but i can surely belive in something when i realize my existence.
4.money is a virus..if i wud really wanna do anything that wud be breathing positivity..
5.my own descendants
6.nothing.
7.nothing
8.if god is something then its the whole universe..in dat case m a part of god.ans god helps me in wtever i do. god is 1.
9.i would hug a tree rather..coz i knw it could feel my pain for sure.
10.i am a form of energy, i cannot die, i can just change the form.
11. change is not in my hands.
12.this is heaven my friend.
13.its more like waking up..when u wake up,u never wana sleep again.
14.this whole world is mine.
15.ppl are innocent, they can say wtever the system taught them to.
16.may be i can shake him a little.
17.haha.funny question.
18. mind.
J. Stratton-Crawley said on 01.10.2011
I’d enjoy seeing your own personal answers to these questions, Jordan. Provocative questions are meaningless if they provoke no answers. ;) It would also help me to get to know you a bit better (since I’ve been following your site for a few days now).
Jordan said on 01.12.2011
I accept your challenge, J. I’ll go thru and answer them right after I tell you how much I like your website. Your enthusiasm for the subject really shins through your writing + I love the fresh take on living. If you’d ever like to write a post on Immediatism or the like for HighExistence, I would gladly publish it.
Here goes nothing:
1) I would tell the world the message of HighExistence: Figure out what makes you happy, what you LOVE to do, and do nothing else. Don’t worry about money, criticism or circumstance — all will fall into place when you follow your bliss.
2) I would trip on one very fun substance (not to numb the experience but to enhance it and have the most phenomenal trip of my life) and then spend the time with the people I love the most. I don’t fear death because I think we somehow live on without our physical body. Kinda like heaven sans the whole ‘need to be on the list to get in’ thing :)
3) You don’t know anything for sure. That’s why I am constantly changing my beliefs about things in life.
4) Run this website and start a global movement spurring people to live their lives according to the message in answer #1
5) How many people’s lives I have made better in some way
6) I really can’t answer this one. I am so stoked about where I am in life right now that I can’t say I regret anything. Maybe not writing for HighExistence more often?
7) Uhh.. to write more for HighExistence! Which I plan on doing heavily after the community launch on Jan. 15th :)
8) Not much. If I were told he existed I would still assume that he was a loving God, not one that condemns and expects so much from his creations. I don’t believe in hell.
9) Honestly it would be my mom. Total cliche answer but it’s the truth. Yes she does know that, I make sure to remind her as often as possible.
10) Nope. Already said why
11) I would do extreme sports recklessly all the time. No practice or training. Hopefully if I can’t die that means I can’t be hurt either…? haha
12) Yes. I spent my life trying to help others be happy! Plus I know there isn’t a hell, so what are you playing at God? Psh NOT a funny joke.
13) I always think I’m close but I am very hard on myself. If I don’t spend enough time working or miss a workout routine I’ll beat myself up about it. But in some ways I think it’s a good thing to keep me motivated. Fine line I guess..
14) No I despise the USA. Brazil, here I come!
15) Hopefully that I accomplished my mission which was previously stated.
16) Smile at them. The power of a smile is really underestimated. Beyond that a little compliment can do wonders.
17) Yes I think it would. I’m not sure if I would talk to her differently if I did in fact talk to God, but I would think of her differently for sure.
18) I am pretty happy already but for COMPLETE happiness, I would have to say finally leaving the US to live in Brazil. Oh man I can’t wait.
Alright your turn, Stratton!
Sean said on 07.21.2012
16) Makes me smile because I agree so much with it. Even if I am a prick at times.
apollo1984 said on 08.10.2012
I was wondering why you despise the USA. Also, I was wondering why you think Brazil would be a great fit for you.
My initial reaction is that it’s odd for someone who prides themselves on living a life of “highexistence” to see so few redeeming qualities in the US. Most people I know who have traveled the world have a more refined and nuanced understanding of the US. Equally intriguing to me is why you think Brazil is the place for you.
Thanks.
Alex said on 02.13.2013
hey apollo, i’m with you on what you were saying. i was far more critical of the american way of life before i started traveling and meeting people of different cultures and realizing that whatever differences in values and priorities we see are often superficial. i wouldn’t say i’m a “proud” american, but i’m certainly not ashamed of it either.
Madi. said on 01.04.2013
Hey Jordan I agree so much with it..
J. Stratton-Crawley said on 01.13.2011
1. If you could make a 30 second speech to the entire world, what would you say?
The universe is a magnificient place, much more magnificient than we can imagine. The universe created and contains our imagination, yet is infinitely more vast. It calls upon us to value the truth above all things, an open invitation to join the ranks of the supernova, the black-hole, of Life everywhere amongst the stars. We are immortal and indestructible. With patience and focus, hard work, and a great idea, we can accomplish anything. This has always been the message written in the heavens, hidden in atom, spelled out with stunning clarity by our very genetic code.
2. If you were going to die at midnight, what would you be doing at 11:45pm?’
I would sit silently in meditation, thankful for the opportunity to face my death with full awareness, the knowledge that it could not take me by surprise, and that I might witness what happens as I pass over the threshold.
3. How do you really KNOW anything for sure?
Ultimately you can’t know anything for sure. But the part of ‘you’ that does the knowing is as real as the knowledge known. If the truth doesn’t exist, then neither do you. To pursue knowledge is to pursue ourselves, into infinity.
4. If you had all the money in the world but still had to have some kind of job, what would you choose to do?
Money is a shared hallucination. I’d probably take some time to demonstrate it.
5. When you’re 90 years old, what will matter most to you?
Going ever deeper.
6. What do you regret most so far in life?
That I quit my piano lessons when I was too young to give a shit. Other than that, nothing.
7. How can you apply the lesson you learned from that regret to your life TODAY?
I resumed my study of the piano and now use the computer to ‘cheat’ and make music that way.
8. What would you change if you were told with 100% certainty that God does not exist? Or if you don’t believe in God, that he does exist?
You know, people like to throw that three letter word around an awful lot. I find it insufficient. This question may be thought provoking to some, but it isn’t to me.
9. If you lost everything tomorrow, whose arms would you want to run into? Does that person know how much they mean to you?
<3 Mom.
10. Do you fear death? If so, do you have a good reason?
See question #2.
11. What would you change if you knew you were NEVER going to die?
I think I already act that way. The First Law of Thermodynamics, commonly known as the Law of Conservation of Matter, states that matter/energy cannot be created nor can it be destroyed. Forgive me if these days I believe that that applies to consciousness too; I simply see no reason to believe that 'we' are something different from matter/energy. If someone calls me a materialist, I respond: maybe, but I think you have a very limited opinion about matter and energy.
12. If you were at heaven’s gates, and God asked “you why should I let you in?”, what would you say?
"The same reason I let you out."
13. When will you be good enough for you? Is there some breaking point where you will accept everything about yourself?
When genes stop mutating, I'll stop evolving.
14. Is the country you live in really the best fit for you?
Canada is an extremely beautiful country, though it's large and some spots are better than others. I really think Vancouver will be well suited to me. My future wife and I plan to travel all around, pick up a few languages, so we'll see right?
15. What would people say about you at your funeral?
I'm fairly certain they will remember me for the inspiration and wisdom I felt so strongly I must share, how I challenged every conceivable authority and hopefully laugh in remembrance of some of my more irreverent, politically incorrect rants.
16. What small thing could you do to make someone’s day better?
Offer to buy a stranger a coffee.
17. (If you believe in god) would your relationship with god change it all if you were told with 100% certainty that he was actually a she?
This question provoked little thought, but that's cool if it does for you.
18. What do you believe stands between you and complete happiness?
The fact that I value and follow truth and courage and freedom more than happiness and pleasure. This leads into the article I'm going to write a draft of today. Abraham Maslow, in the Psychology of Being, asks "Is growth and self-fulfillment possible at all without pain and grief and sorrow and turmoil? If these are to some extent necessary and unavoidable, then to what extent? If grief and pain are sometimes necessary for growth of the person, then we must learn not to protect people from them automatically, as if they were bad."
Many people gain greater power over themselves and others by understanding the pleasure and pain roots of conditioning. But without the values of truth, freedom and courage, these efforts have little meaning. Happiness is desirable, yes. But what we want and what we need (as Maslow well knew) are often entirely different.
Thanks for writing your questions, Jordan. It was a good early morning writing exercise. However, I think you can ask harder questions next time… But I always think that, about everyone.
J. Stratton-Crawley said on 01.13.2011
Of course, none of this means anything without the love of my life, Caitlin. You wanna see me with fifteen minutes to live, or at the gates of heaven being clever with god, your best chance is right after I’ve found out that I’d never see her again. I’d probably need some _serious_ help.
Ever been that in love?
Lokesh Tulloo said on 08.28.2012
hello,
i am amazed at your answer to question 12. That’s a very spiritual and deep thought. =]
Madi. said on 01.04.2013
Could you give an explanation for question 12???
Ann Jaca said on 01.03.2013
Could you give an explanation for question 12? What did you mean when you answered “The same reason I let you out.”?
Jetfire said on 03.08.2013
Does your god reside in heaven? Is your god a man, a woman… one or many? Is God the name of god?
If God sits in a gated community for the blessed and the devil tends a pit of the damned, keep looking, there is likely more to existence than your dualism has granted you.
Listen for the words that no one speaks, the noise the Nothing makes.
Cloud-watcher said on 02.13.2013
It’s an awesome piece of thinking, thank you for publishing.
japotowers said on 04.05.2013
To answer # 6:
No matter what´s your age, you can still play and master the piano. Statistics say it takes around 7 years for a person to master something, but with regular practice and quality lessons you could learn to play basics in 6 months, and be quite skilled in 2 years. So if you regret leaving your lessons before, you could still give yourself a chance! You will see that mabe the past was not the moment for you to learn it, but probably now it is, if you want it. :)
jdirt2005 said on 01.16.2011
1. If you could make a 30 second speech to the entire world, what would you say?
Citizens of the world (because they would like to know i’m talking to them), seriously, shut up, pay your taxes, and let your governments handle everything.
2. If you were going to die at midnight, what would you be doing at 11:45pm?
Touching myself, unless i had a girlfriend, then she’d be doing the touching.
3. How do you really KNOW anything for sure?
Nothing is knowable, but you can KNOW what you like.
4. If you had all the money in the world but still had to have some kind of job, what would you choose to do?
Judge in “who gives the best oral sex” contest.
5. When you’re 90 years old, what will matter most to you?
Where’s my bed pan?
6. What do you regret most so far in life?
Not committing more crimes.
7. How can you apply the lesson you learned from that regret to your life TODAY?
What lesson? Stupid question. Referring to question 7? I’m not going to start committing crimes.
8. What would you change if you were told with 100% certainty that God does not exist? Or if you don’t believe in God, that he does exist?
Stupid question. Either way…stupid question. Nothing. Who’s 100% certain of anything? I already don’t give a shir.
9. If you lost everything tomorrow, whose arms would you want to run into? Does that person know how much they mean to you?
This one broad, but no, probably not.
10. Do you fear death? If so, do you have a good reason?
No. Get me out of this bullshir.
11. What would you change if you knew you were NEVER going to die?
Stupid question. I’d probably drink more.
12. If you were at heaven’s gates, and God asked “you why should I let you in?”, what would you say?
Because i was baptized bro, you said…you specifically said…now let me in.
13. When will you be good enough for you? Is there some breaking point where you will accept everything about yourself?
Way ahead of you. Stupid question.
14. Is the country you live in really the best fit for you?
Stupid question. How do i know?
15. What would people say about you at your funeral?
That dude was handsome. Idiot, but handsome.
16. What small thing could you do to make someone’s day better?
Try to learn their name.
17. (If you believe in god) would your relationship with god change it all if you were told with 100% certainty that he was actually a she?
Stupid question. God used to be capitalized (Q. 8) but i never thought of him as a he.
18. What do you believe stands between you and complete happiness?
Weed.
Jordan Lejuwaan said on 01.17.2011
Haha thanks for the laugh, Joseph
Lanette said on 03.12.2011
1. If you could make a 30 second speech to the entire world, what would you say?
I honestly have no idea! Probably that everyone needs to get along because we share this world and I’m so sick of people complaining, and being mad at other. Oh and please ignore the fact that some people don’t have the same skin color or sexuality as you, please be respectful to everyone.
2. If you were going to die at midnight, what would you be doing at 11:45pm?
Telling people I care about exactly how I feel about them. AND then probably do a good hallucinogenic because I haven’t yet. :-P
3. How do you really KNOW anything for sure?
Ahhh, well… good question. I guess because I’m still young and know everything! :-)
4. If you had all the money in the world but still had to have some kind of job, what would you choose to do?
Anything that would involve helping people. It’s a natural high for me.
5. When you’re 90 years old, what will matter most to you?
My family (assuming I remember who they are :p)
6. What do you regret most so far in life?
Not taking more chances, and every opportunity I’ve ever turned down.
7. How can you apply the lesson you learned from that regret to your life TODAY?
Even if it sounds like a pain, or an extremely long car ride with somebody annoying just go see/do whatever you can. Life is too short and precious to sit on a couch for four hours at a time and watch TV!
8. What would you change if you were told with 100% certainty that God does not exist? Or if you don’t believe in God, that he does exist?
I don’t know. I feel as though I wouldn’t change at all. In my opinion most religious don’t act how god would want them too. In my opinion as long as you are nice to everyone, treat everybody with respect and treat them like a human then you are good. I don’t see how god would be against same sex marriage, marijuana, and I definitely don’t see how god could be racist, or have somebody because they are Muslim. Throughout life I’m constantly sticking up for the kids who get/got bullied in high school and college. I will never stop, because it’s important to me. I love people, I want to help people.
To be honest I don’t believe in god, but if it was proven to me that he was real, I wouldn’t change. I know I’m a good person.
9. If you lost everything tomorrow, whose arms would you want to run into? Does that person know how much they mean to you?
My Boyfriend Jon. He means so much to me. I don’t know how to explain it to you. We’ve gone through everything together. And yes, he knows exactly how much he means to me! :-)
10. Do you fear death? If so, do you have a good reason?
I fear it to an extent. I’m willing to take chances. However, I’m not going to go outside and play chicken with a big truck because I’m not afraid of death. I don’t know what happens after we die, but I’m not afraid of it when it’s my turn to face it.
11. What would you change if you knew you were NEVER going to die?
Hmmmm. I would probably be a little more reckless! :D
12. If you were at heaven’s gates, and God asked “you why should I let you in?”, what would you say?
Basically everything that I said in question 8.
13. When will you be good enough for you? Is there some breaking point where you will accept everything about yourself?
This is a tough question.. I’m finding more and more about myself as I experience life. And until I’m done experiencing the world I don’t even know everything about myself. Ask me again in like….. twenty years! :)
14. Is the country you live in really the best fit for you?
Yes, I love America. And when I graduate college I want to be able to help fix America.
15. What would people say about you at your funeral?
Well first off I hope that my funeral is a celebration of life. I hope that everyone there shares funny/happy stories not sad ones. I mean I think if I had a funeral tomorrow it would be much tougher because I have only lived for twenty years.
16. What small thing could you do to make someone’s day better?
Just talk to them. If I can tell somebody is having a bad day I just say “Hey, I really love your shoes! They look awesome on you!” and let a conversation escalate from there!
17. (If you believe in god) would your relationship with god change it all if you were told with 100% certainty that he was actually a she?
I don’t. BUT if I did believe in god then no, my opinion wouldn’t change at all.
18. What do you believe stands between you and complete happiness?
Time. I want to travel the world and experience everything. However, I have to finish school before I can do that. I have to get my degree in Sociology and be the first person with a college degree in my family! I can’t wait to see the world but I just need more time to actually start life. Right now I’m still learning more about life.
Good Questions! Had to really stop and think! Thanks :-)
Madi. said on 01.04.2013
hahaha……Q3)
vicki said on 03.23.2011
1. If you could make a 30 second speech to the entire world, what would you say?
~i would plead for everyone to understand the importance of LOVE. theres not enough of it, too much ego.
2. If you were going to die at midnight, what would you be doing at 11:45pm?
~cuddling with my son.
3. How do you really KNOW anything for sure?
~my heart tells me so.
4. If you had all the money in the world but still had to have some kind of job, what would you choose to do?
~work with kids or animals. maybe own my own blues club.
5. When you’re 90 years old, what will matter most to you?
~my children really knowing who i am/was. family is so important and i wish i had the opportunity to know my grandparents more.
6. What do you regret most so far in life?
~sabotaging relationships, letting my fear get the best of me causing others pain or missed chances.
7. How can you apply the lesson you learned from that regret to your life TODAY?
~i can remind myself i do have an effect on other people.
8. What would you change if you were told with 100% certainty that God does not exist? Or if you don’t believe in God, that he does exist?
~nothing.
9. If you lost everything tomorrow, whose arms would you want to run into? Does that person know how much they mean to you?
~Aarons. yes, but i dont think he believes me. (see question 6)
10. Do you fear death? If so, do you have a good reason?
~no, i fear not living my life.
11. What would you change if you knew you were NEVER going to die?
~?? i wouldnt be so rushed or anxious i think.
12. If you were at heaven’s gates, and God asked “you why should I let you in?”, what would you say?
~we talked about this every night for the last xx years. if my relationship with you hasnt been perfect, im sorry but I tried. and if thats not good enough, then what kind of God are yu anyway?!?!?
13. When will you be good enough for you? Is there some breaking point where you will accept everything about yourself?
~i dont think i will ever be the best version of myself. theres always room for improvement.
14. Is the country you live in really the best fit for you?
~yes, America has its flaws but i love Chicago. Chicago is the best fit for me.
15. What would people say about you at your funeral?
~this bitch…. what a bitch. oh! but how we loved her. (if that isnt said, i want it on my tombstone.)
16. What small thing could you do to make someone’s day better?
~smile. its instant sunshine
17. (If you believe in god) would your relationship with god change it all if you were told with 100% certainty that he was actually a she?
~yeah, oh yes it would. she would have alot of explaining to do!
18. What do you believe stands between you and complete happiness?
~ me. the way my screwed up brain works . my ability to see the negative in everything.
Arthur said on 09.04.2011
Oh My Science!
I asked the 2nd question to my friend, and OMS, check it out:
2. If you were going to die at midnight, what would you be doing at 11:45pm?
- I’d jump out of the window.
This made me laugh so much. :D
Arya Selzer said on 12.11.2011
1. If you could make a 30 second speech to the entire world, what would you say?
People of the Earth, do yourselves a favor, don’t live, die and have done nothing.
2. If you were going to die at midnight, what would you be doing at 11:45pm?
Skydiving! I would want to spend my last moments defying death, really…. so driving off a cliff might work as well!
3. How do you really KNOW anything for sure?
True knowledge is unattainable. Something can always be proven false at some point in time.
4. If you had all the money in the world but still had to have some kind of job, what would you choose to do?
Same thing I’m heading towards now. Which is…. *is highly embarrassed* …working for the CIA….
5. When you’re 90 years old, what will matter most to you?
I prefer not to think THAT far into the future…. I have no idea what matters most to me now, so I’ll have no clue in the future.
6. What do you regret most so far in life?
Nothing really…. nothing I’ve done has really detrimented me so far.
7. How can you apply the lesson you learned from that regret to your life TODAY?
Please see above….
8. What would you change if you were told with 100% certainty that God does not exist? Or if you don’t believe in God, that he does exist?
I’d just shrug on and move on, perhaps with a comment on how he’s let the world destroy itself.
9. If you lost everything tomorrow, whose arms would you want to run into? Does that person know how much they mean to you?
Er… probably no one. I’m not really the running to someone when my life falls apart type.
10. Do you fear death? If so, do you have a good reason?
Not really…. everybody dies and it’s going to happen whether I like it or not.
11. What would you change if you knew you were NEVER going to die?
Not too much…. I’d just try a lot of death defying stunts!
12. If you were at heaven’s gates, and God asked “you why should I let you in?”, what would you say?
Assuming my life goes according to plan…. “Because I spent my life doing my best to protect the people you created and risked my life in the process. What more do you want from me?”
13. When will you be good enough for you? Is there some breaking point where you will accept everything about yourself?
I already pretty much have. I have accepted who I am…. I just still strive to make myself better.
14. Is the country you live in really the best fit for you?
Meh… no clue. I don’t mind America, but the way I speek claims that I’m British. You have no idea how many people have asked me if I’m from Britain in the past year or so.
15. What would people say about you at your funeral?
I would hope that people wouldn’t go and cry over me…. As for what they’d say…. well, that would depend upon the manner of my death.
16. What small thing could you do to make someone’s day better?
Give them a Hershey bar? Chocolate always makes things better.
17. (If you believe in god) would your relationship with god change it all if you were told with 100% certainty that he was actually a she?
I don’t believe in God, but I’ma answering anyway. I honestly could care less. So it’s a she…. that should put some sexism to rest!
18. What do you believe stands between you and complete happiness?
Nothing. I just haven’t reached it yet.
bruce said on 12.14.2011
I find the most interesting of these questions to be #12, “If you were at heaven’s gates, and God asked “you why should I let you in?”, what would you say?”
I would answer with a question, “Why DID I let You in?”
niru said on 12.30.2011
1) Be happy, life is short, help others and enjoy life on earth however long time you have. lets work together to Make the world a better place than we found it! with love and prosperity!
4) i would choose to be a free style dancer lol….just have fun with movement and music…free your mind and your body!
5) when i am 90, what would really matter to be is if i worked towards my dreams and never gave up on myself and helped others!
6) Nothing!
7) it’s not a regret, it’s a lesson, i would apply to my new ventures!..
8) Nothing…because for me spiritually he does and that will never be changed!
9) of course my mom and dad! …there the only one who loves me the most and would sacrifice anything for me!
Goingthere said on 07.26.2012
1.If you could make a 30 second speech to the entire world, what would you say?
To open their minds and expand on their knowledge a little bit more.
2.If you were going to die at midnight, what would you be doing at 11:45pm?
writing a small letter to be found by anyone, describing things i’ve learned and love.
3.How do you really KNOW anything for sure?
I don’t know, I belive
4.If you had all the money in the world but still had to have some kind of job, what would you choose to do?
Art Critiquing
5.When you’re 90 years old, what will matter most to you?
Seeing my great grandchildren grow up, and helping them through.
6.What do you regret most so far in life?
Not doing what i want, who i wanna be and loving enough.
7.How can you apply the lesson you learned from that regret to your life TODAY?
Doing what i want, and loving everyone
8.What would you change if you were told with 100% certainty that God does not exist? Or if you don’t believe in God, that he does exist?
That goes back to question 3, you don’t ever know, so why sit here questioning it when you can just believe, not belive and create something instead.
9.If you lost everything tomorrow, whose arms would you want to run into? Does that person know how much they mean to you?
Usually depends, but chances are my older sister, she does know we just don’t express it with words. (normally but hateful insults to grow hair on our chests)
10.Do you fear death? If so, do you have a good reason?
Is Dying the same as death? or is death just the unknown after you’ve died. Either way i’m not all to afraid of it.
11.What would you change if you knew you were NEVER going to die?
Help the guy who had made a cure for cancer out of certain protine cells, i can’t remember his name but if anyone knows who i’m talking about please tell me!! (His names really intersting and he lives in texas)
12.If you were at heaven’s gates, and God asked “you why should I let you in?”, what would you say?
(Are there even gates in Heaven? Or is that just something made by the mind…) I loved
13.When will you be good enough for you? Is there some breaking point where you will accept everything about yourself?
If i accept myself i won’t grow anymore.
14.Is the country you live in really the best fit for you?
No, but i’m going to change that.
15.What would people say about you at your funeral?
Dunno, i’d be dead. i hope good things, then truthful things behidn closed doors (i’m not nice 100% of the time might as well be truthful about that)
16.What small thing could you do to make someone’s day better?
Smile and hold doors open. people really like that.
17.(If you believe in god) would your relationship with god change it all if you were told with 100% certainty that he was actually a she?
Neither, i believe god is more of a mass of love energy.
18.What do you believe stands between you and complete happiness?
The feelings of spite, regret, fear and myself.
Here’s a question though,
How do you know what you’re seeing is the same as someone else?
McQ said on 08.03.2012
2) If you were going to die at midnight, what would you be doing at 11:45pm?
Delete my porn! haha. But seriously, I’d probably be deeply depressed because I’ve not experienced life’s joys.
3) How do you really KNOW anything for sure?
All that I know is that I know nothing ;)
6) What do you regret most so far in life?
Not coming out to my family, and dropping out of medical school.
7) How can you apply the lesson you learned from that regret to your life TODAY?
Still figuring that out…
8) What would you change if you were told with 100% certainty that God exists?
My religious views section on Facebook, otherwise nothing really. I live a good life.
9) If you lost everything tomorrow, whose arms would you want to run into? Does that person know how much they mean to you?
I can’t think of anyone I’m that close to. I’d probably go to my sister, but only because I’d have room and board. Forever alone…
10) Do you fear death? If so, do you have a good reason?
Depends: if I feel I’ve lived a satisfactory life it’d be OK. Dying before I’ve truly lived is just so depressing. But then again, I’d be dead, and it wouldn’t matter.
13) When will you be good enough for you? Is there some breaking point where you will accept everything about yourself?
I’m not yet at that point where I accept me for who and what I am.
14) Is the country you live in really the best fit for you?
I’m South African. The country isn’t terrible, but it’s not all that amazing either. Depends on what side of the income spectrum you are. There’s no place like home.
16) What small thing could you do to make someone’s day better?
I always make people smile and/or laugh. I can’t help it; it’s a disease! ^__^
17) (If you believe in god) would your relationship with god change it all if you were told with 100% certainty that he was actually a she?
I don’t care about gender. The default human gender is female anyways, so it makes more sense.
18) What do you believe stands between you and complete happiness?
My mental illness.
Miranda said on 08.14.2012
Love this!
César said on 08.24.2012
I find the idea of God a bit weird, but a god with genitals seems just plainly stupid
steve said on 05.29.2013
God Junk
Kris said on 08.27.2012
What do you believe stands between you and complete happiness?
- Releasing trying to control everything!
….oh yeah and chocolate muffins suddenly becoming a zero-calorie snack.
Aline said on 08.31.2012
1/ If you could make a 30 second speech to the entire world, what would you say?
Live your life like you want not like what others want you to live.
2/ If you were going to die at midnight, what would you be doing at 11:45pm?
Write the answer#1 on paper then i will make a plane with this paper and send it outside, hoping that it will go into someone’s window and that they will follow this “sign of God”. xD
3/ How do you really KNOW anything for sure?
Hmm, i will say like a philosopher (that i don’t remember the name xD): “All that i know is that i know nothing.”
4/ If you had all the money in the world but still had to have some kind of job, what would you choose to do?
What i’m doing now: artistic creation (jewelry making, drawing, writing, photographing)
5/ When you’re 90 years old, what will matter most to you?
If i like the life i had.
6/ What do you regret most so far in life?
Nothing. Everything happened because it was the best thing that could happen even if we think the opposite.
7/ Is the country you live in really the best fit for you?
Yeah, it’s the best! Because i’m here what i must be.
8/ What would people say about you at your funeral?
She was small but had a big heart. (Yeah, i’m very small lol XDD)
9/ What small thing could you do to make someone’s day better?
A smile and a kiss on the cheek. <3
10/ (If you believe in god) would your relationship with god change it all if you were told with 100% certainty that he was actually a she?
Hey to all mens! Could you see that? A woman can govern! Yeah, a kick in your *ss! X'D
11/ What do you believe stands between you and complete happiness?
A conflict between my mental, my emotions, my ego and Me.
It's was a very good thread to answer. <3
Tony C said on 09.13.2012
No. 11 is interesting. It was the basis for a character in a book I read a few months ago. The character had been given a wish and she chose immortality. The wish was granted and she had the potential to live forever. However, she did not realize that her body would age normally, so she was a very old mind in a body that was equally as old (virtually non-functional). Part of the story was that there was a loophole whereby she could die, and that was what she was looking for.
So, before wishing to live forever, consider all the ramifications. At some point life may not seem as desirable.
happy-fist said on 09.25.2012
Tony, can you, please, tell me the name of the book?
rudy gazudapek said on 04.07.2013
I think this basic idea has been the subject of more than a few stories, especially short stories. Try Google and Bing. Sorry I can’t help with authors or titles, but I know I’ve read at least a few with this subject matter. Heck, even that guy from Myth Busters “Adam” did a whole hour program on discovery about this very thing.
livingstilllife said on 09.22.2012
how convenient that number 2 asks about the last fifteen minutes of your life- sounds like a breakthrough dosage of DMT is in order so that you could breach that black hole that the elves are summoning you to pass through.
bigramifications said on 10.18.2012
Nearly every one of my answers involved mass murder on a grand scale.
shnerbert18 said on 10.24.2012
For question 18. What do you believe stands between you and complete happiness? Being unaware of the magic inside me
J Go said on 10.24.2012
Wicked questions! I thought they were going to be pathetic, dumb questions but they really do get you thinking about the deeper questions in life – thanks Jordan.
mikatile said on 12.19.2012
If I was told with complete certainty that God exists, i would believe the person telling me this was deranged. If it was proven that god exists, then I would wonder how God could be so careless and uncaring, and I would wonder why a supposedly perfect being would create so much imperfection. Then I would come to the conclusion that suffering was for His entertainment and denounce Him. I would spit in his face, damnation could not be cruler than a single second in the presence of such a wicked being.
AwakeJonny101 said on 12.20.2012
1. I honestly think I would inform people about the evils in society (for like 10 seconds) then talk about how naturally loving we are (10 more seconds) and end it with a very motivational mini speech (last 10 seconds!)
2. Honestly, calling people up (for 5 minutes), and telling them how I felt about them, (or on facebook real quick). I would then run outside and find someone who I could randomly kiss (would take 5 minutes), and then spend my last 5 minutes with my dog, and my family.
3.I believe that you feel it in your gut, when you know that something is true to you.
4. To be completely honest, I would study paranormal creatures!
5. The relationships and experiences I’ve had in my life. How many people I’ve inspired as well.
6. Love. Specifically, not taking chances. There have been many girls in my life who i’ve been interested in, but since I never took chances, I never got with them and ended up in the friendzone a lot of the times.
7. I already do, whenever I meet a girl who I’m interested, I tell her straight-forwardly and that we should go on a date, if she rejects me then its cool because I at least tried.
If she feels the same way, awesome! I’ve got a potential girlfriend at the very least!
8. Well, I believe that the Universe itself is god, not like Christians believe in him.
I would honestly not care too much since I’m more focused on being agnostic for the most part and accepting anything If I feel like its true.
9. Sadly, I’m not exactly sure
10. I do not fear death in the first place.
11. I would take more risks, like diving off cliffs, wingsuit gliding, and things like that. Oh yes, and backflips everywhere!
12. Well, I don’t believe in this in the first place, but I would let him know that I’ve been doing the best I can and that I am a good person deep down.
13. Probably never, I feel like the more I change, the better.
14. Nope, I’m moving out of the United States in like my mid-20s or so (I’m 18 right now).
I love the people, but I don’t like the Materialism and the corrupted society we live in.
Will probably move to Denmark and Brazil for a while. Probably even to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
15. That I would get angry at times, but very kind at the same time. Also, had some great changes (confidence wise) throughout the years.
16. I could treat my mom a lot nicer, I probably should.
17. I wouldn’t really care. I don’t believe that god has a sex in the first place.
18. Realizing that whatever happens to me truly benefits me in the end, realizing that this world is an illusion, and realizing that in this exact moment of time, there is perfection.
rudy gazudapek said on 04.07.2013
Answer 7 – Just a possibility here, but two things I noticed. One is that if you ever tell a woman they “should” do something, you’re already in rough territory. Two, you might be moving WAY too fast asking a date moments after you meet, and you’re cutting off a lot of opportunities with a lot of thoughtful women that like to think things through a little more. Just an opinion. I know we all have our own way of “getting down”. :)
Gin said on 01.26.2013
If you could make a 30 second speech to the entire world, what would you say?
When in doubt, love. We can make this world a better place with more love.
If you were going to die at midnight, what would you be doing at 11:45pm?
With family, saying goodbye to friends, holding on to a field hockey stick
How do you really KNOW anything for sure?
Self-confidence
If you had all the money in the world but still had to have some kind of job, what would you choose to do?
A high school bio teacher and field hockey coach, even without all the money in the
world I still want to do that
When you’re 90 years old, what will matter most to you?
My sense of humor that (I hope) I still have, that and my enthusiasm for life
What do you regret most so far in life?
Being a pain to my parents when I was little
How can you apply the lesson you learned from that regret to your life TODAY?
Be more grateful of them, be more patient with them, be nicer
What would you change if you were told with 100% certainty that God does not exist? Or if you don’t believe in God, that he does exist?
It would be hard to immediately stop believing in something I have my whole life. I
guess I would make up my own religion
If you lost everything tomorrow, whose arms would you want to run into? Does that person know how much they mean to you?
My family, and yes, but I should let them know that more often
Do you fear death? If so, do you have a good reason?
Not really
What would you change if you knew you were NEVER going to die?
I would probably enlist in the army, or try to become a superhero- I’d spend the majority
of my life with my family though, if they weren’t going to live for ever
If you were at heaven’s gates, and God asked “you why should I let you in?”, what would you say?
I love my family, I’m accepting of many people, I respect a lot of people, I did good things, I asked for forgiveness of sins
When will you be good enough for you? Is there some breaking point where you will accept everything about yourself?
I’m not sure, I don’t really set a bar, it’s forever increasing and getting higher; there are some breaking points
Is the country you live in really the best fit for you?
I think so, I’m spoiled here, I’m sure I could survive in another country
What would people say about you at your funeral?
So much energy, enthusiastic, optimistic, loving
What small thing could you do to make someone’s day better?
I try to say hello to everyone I know in the hall, I could give more compliments or try to
have more in depth conversations
(If you believe in god) would your relationship with god change it all if you were told with 100% certainty that he was actually a she?
My relationship might actually get stronger, since I’m a female; really interesting
question
What do you believe stands between you and complete happiness?
Feeling guilty that others couldn’t have that same feeling
Ruby said on 02.24.2013
My answers :
1. I think I’d quote a few lines from Buddha or Gandhi. Beg every single individual to reach inside themselves and wake up.
2. I’d be meditating alone, someplace I love, hopefully beside a tree.
3. I’m actually not sure about anything. Not even if I’m awake of if I am me for that matter.
4. I’d be a tattoo artist :P I wrote lengthwise on my blog about why this is the best fitted occupation for me ever.
5. What would matter to me would probably the feeling I had a fulfilled life and that I did everything that could be accomplished with this bag of dirt.
6. I somehow feel I kind of “lost myself” the past 18 years and forgot who I was to finally remember. Lots of time to come full circle but I’m aware it’s not exactly like that so it’s not a real regret.
7. In fully accepting and being all I want and can be. And therefore give others the permission to do the same.
8. Hard one. As a God believer I think it wouldn’t change my ways of living because instead of following “God’s way” I’ll just be following “nature’s way” which for me are the same. Life and nature, such beauty and order out of chaos would be truly amazing and worth preserving and celebrating even more.
9. My mom and dad. I hope they do, they’re the best.
10. I don’t fear death at all.
11. I wouldn’t change anything. Maybe I wouldn’t feel in such a rush to do everything I wish to do.
12. I’d say that I lived my life in the most righteous way I can possibly imagine in every aspect. Maybe not with perfection but with the truest of intentions.
13. I feel I’ve been doing, being and living pretty much exactly everything I ever wanted for the past few months. I guess I just need to see if I’ll be good enough to hold on to my ways long enough to make it lifelong commitments. So maybe another year or so ;)
14. I think so. I once thought the grass was greener somewhere else and I had the urge to travel to find “my place”. Then I realized that happiness is found inside and I am blessed to live in a country where I have the means to do and be all I want. “My place” is exactly where I just happen to be right now.
15. I wish they would say that I was an inspiration or a role model in some ways. It’s the only thing I’d be glad to hear from beyond. That by working to conquer every struggle in my life I helped other people with their own existence somehow. I don’t care about anything else that could stroke or strike my ego :P I won’t need ego then.
16. I try to smile at people and just generally be nice and patient. To listen when they have something to say. To give the best answer possible when something is asked. Still a lot of work to be done in the department but just tuning down my ego as much as possible when in relation with others.
17. That’s a pretty stupid question :P I don’t believe God has a sex whatsoever, it doesn’t make sense to me. But no, that would just shape a more precise mental picture that is otherwise shapeless.
18. Myself. My mind. My own set barriers. Overall I’m pretty happy tho. I love my life!
Taco said on 02.28.2013
1. I am your leader, Master Taco then just walk away.
2. If I knew I was going to die at midnight I’d be cuddled up with my mom.
3. I don’t really know anything for sure. Everything that we learn & are told could be a lie. How could we ever know what is the truth if we weren’t there & didn’t experience it ourselves?
4. an artist or produce music
5. sad to say if I live to be 90 nothing will matter to me. everything I ever cared about will probably be gone. I’ll be so tired at that point & just want to go.
6. I regret hurting people who never deserved to be hurt. I did a lot of fucked up things. I regret not taking a lot of opportunities too.
7. Be nicer to people. Everybody has their own struggle. Always be there & never leave the people you care about. When great opportunities come your way just go for it regardless of if you’re risking everything.
8. I don’t care if somebody thinks they’re 100% sure God is not real because I know for a fact that he is. Can’t nobody tell me shit.
9. Probably my ex Nasim. He knows he’s my heart & still doesn’t care.
10. Death scares me a little but I have to accept it because it is the final destination. The only death that really scares me is of people I care about. Especially my mom. I wouldn’t be able to deal if anything ever happened to her.
11. I would be kind of pissed off if I was gonna live forever. If you live forever then it makes life pointless. The shortness of life & the fact that it ends is what makes it so precious.
12. This question makes me think that I need to change my life & do a lot more of God’s work because if I was asked this. I couldn’t say why. It’s actually quite pathetic. I feel really selfish after reading this question. Just because I believe in God doesn’t mean I deserve to be there you know?
13. I don’t think I will ever be good enough for myself. There’s always room to grow.
14. I don’t know if the USA is the best fit for me. Out of the places I’ve been it is though. I’ve always wanted to live in like Russia, Tokyo, or Bali. Guess I’ll have to visit more places to know if I’m where I should be.
15. I don’t care what people would say at my funeral because everybody knows me & claims to be my best friend when truth is I don’t even really have that many friends. Everything said at my funeral will be a bunch of bullshit to get attention. Yall don’t really care, you just feel bad you didn’t treat me better. There would only be a few speeches.
16. I try to do at least one good deed a day. Even if it’s just something as small as giving them a compliment.
17. I would still feel the same about God even if she was a she because She will still be God.
18. I need to let go of my past & let down my guard. I need to give somebody the chance to love me. I need to let people in. I need to work harder to reach my goals. That is what stands between me & happiness.
rudy gazudapek said on 04.07.2013
still giggling over answer#1
Jetfire said on 03.08.2013
1. Be Excellent to Each Other!
2. Kissing my girlfriend
3. You do not
4. Create ideas that help people live better
5. That at some point I made good on #4
6. Having to devote so much effort to serving a system I know is broken and unjust
7. I still don’t know, or can’t bring myself to commit to the solutions I see
8. God doesn’t exist, Nothing exists and so does Everything.
9. The universe’s
10. I think so
11. Death, no. Dying without having given enough to the world, yes.
12. I would get on #4 right now, it takes of lot of effort to stay alive.
13. I am not sure you should yet, send me back.
14. When I can see the evil in me, without giving it to the world.
15. I don’t know
16. No, I crave power too strongly to be allowed such access to it
17. Some people would say I was everything to them, others would say “he was kinda quiet but nice”, I would say to them “I tried, I really did, but I think I failed you all even if no one ever knew it”
18. Smile, I don’t know why, but I just never seem to smile
19. She is, He is, We are, we were and we will be.
20. Fear of the Other, for my evil is the evil in the hearts of all men and it is Black. Happiness comes with peace in the absence of fear, but there is so much to fear.
oussama hridis said on 03.17.2013
1. What the hell happened to humanity ? how did we evolved from going forward side by side to killing each other for the name of wealth ? I hope you all are happy with this kind of hell you’ll be living in …
2. Loving my girlfriend
3. By getting all kinds of logical proofs that it’s right.
4. Artist
5. My wife
6. Being such a jerk to some people that we’re actually trying to help me
7. By loving every person who cares for me
8. Nothing actually, doesn’t matter
9. my girlfriend’s. I hope so
10. I do and i don’t . I do because i don’t want to leave people who love me and i don’t because i’m specially curious about what will happen next
11. i would try to understand what happened to humanity
12. I would ask him ” why not ? is not supposed to be infinite ?
13. when i could look at myself in a mirror and be proud of what i’ve become
14. No
15. i don’t know, does it matter if i’m already dead ?
16. give them a huge hug and tasty cake
17.
18. myself
matt said on 03.20.2013
If you could make a 30 second speech to the entire world, what would you say? I would try an inspire everyone to make something or their lives. Life isn’t life unless you at least try to do something remarkable.
If you were going to die at midnight, what would you be doing at 11:45pm? I’d be recording a goodbye video.
How do you really KNOW anything for sure? I don’t.
If you had all the money in the world but still had to have some kind of job, what would you choose to do? I’d be a doctor.
When you’re 90 years old, what will matter most to you? Making sure that I have positively impacted someone’s life.
What do you regret most so far in life? I don’t regret anything, not really anyway.
How can you apply the lesson you learned from that regret to your life TODAY? —-
What would you change if you were told with 100% certainty that God does not exist? Or if you don’t believe in God, that he does exist? Which God? They all have very different demands. If it was the Christian God I’d start obeying and living by the 10 commandments.
If you lost everything tomorrow, whose arms would you want to run into? Does that person know how much they mean to you? My uncles, yes he does.
Do you fear death? If so, do you have a good reason? No, death is the only thing that we’re all going to experience one day.
What would you change if you knew you were NEVER going to die? I wouldn’t change anything.
If you were at heaven’s gates, and God asked “you why should I let you in?”, what would you say? Why shouldn’t you let me in?
When will you be good enough for you? Is there some breaking point where you will accept everything about yourself? Self actualisation can only be reached when your basic needs are met, such as physiological needs, social needs, safety and self esteem.
Is the country you live in really the best fit for you? No.
What would people say about you at your funeral? I have no idea.
What small thing could you do to make someone’s day better? Smile.
(If you believe in god) would your relationship with god change it all if you were told with 100% certainty that he was actually a she? —–
What do you believe stands between you and complete happiness? Society.
livinginabubble said on 03.25.2013
1. I would tell the world that it is beautiful, and I love every part of it. That we are all blessed to have been such a beautiful accident, and we should live every single day accordingly. I would tell the world to love one another, as the true key to happiness lies there.
2. Playing guitar with my family and friends around me, drinking wine and talking about how beautiful my life had been :)
3. You don’t, that’s the wonder of it all. You have to trust in yourself.
4. Be a musician.
5. Hopefully the same things that matter most to me now; love, health, happiness, and understanding.
6. Spending so much of my life with a veil of negativity clouding my head.
7. Smile, be positive, be happy, be kind :)
8. I believe in a higher power, but not a “God” persay. So I guess if I was told that God exists I would be pretty happy, I mean, at least then I know for sure.
9. If I lost everything I would go to my sister or my best friend, they both know full well how much they mean to me.
10. I do not fear death, I fear not living while I’m here.
11. Nothing, I feel as though I am on a good path :)
12. I can’t answer that question for him, I have simply lived the life that I have in a manner that I hoped was good and pure, and if it was not then I do not deserve heaven.
13. Now :) I am good enough, always.
14. The world is the best fit for me! Although I would love to live in the middle of a forest somewhere.
15. I hope they say that I was a selfless, talented, kind girl :)
16. Smile, say hello to strangers, be kind and polite, sincerity, humbleness, happiness.
17. Someone actually tried to tell me at my school the other day that there is a male god and a female god, which I could totally get into and believe if I was religious in that way.
18. I am so close, but my lack of drive and my vanity. As soon as those things are gone I know I will be the happiest I have been yet :)
Robbie Daley said on 03.26.2013
If you could make a 30 second speech to the entire world, what would you say? Give peace a chance.
If you were going to die at midnight, what would you be doing at 11:45pm? Dying.
How do you really KNOW anything for sure? You don’t.
If you had all the money in the world but still had to have some kind of job, what would you choose to do? Work in a charity shop.
When you’re 90 years old, what will matter most to you? Who knows.
What do you regret most so far in life?
How can you apply the lesson you learned from that regret to your life TODAY?
What would you change if you were told with 100% certainty that God does not exist? Or if you don’t believe in God, that he does exist? I wouldn’t.
If you lost everything tomorrow, whose arms would you want to run into? Does that person know how much they mean to you? Nobody in particular.
Do you fear death? If so, do you have a good reason? No.
What would you change if you knew you were NEVER going to die? Nothing.
If you were at heaven’s gates, and God asked “you why should I let you in?”, what would you say? You’re God, shouldn’t you know?
When will you be good enough for you? Is there some breaking point where you will accept everything about yourself? Hopefully soon.
Is the country you live in really the best fit for you? I suppose so.
What would people say about you at your funeral? Who knows.
What small thing could you do to make someone’s day better? Smile.
(If you believe in god) would your relationship with god change it all if you were told with 100% certainty that he was actually a she?
What do you believe stands between you and complete happiness? Myself.
rudy gazudapek said on 04.07.2013
1.If you could make a 30 second speech to the entire world, what would you say?
It would be titled “Grow up” and be less than 30 seconds because most of those speeches from my parents lasted far less than 30 seconds, but delivered in their manner, elicited measurable results.
2.If you were going to die at midnight, what would you be doing at 11:45pm?
Making my bed, putting on clean flannel pajamas. If the most profound thing you ever do is done fifteen minutes before you depart, you’ve lived a wasted life.
3.How do you really KNOW anything for sure?
I know (for sure) hitting my thumb with a hammer hurts like a motherfucker. So true “knowing” can be done.
4.If you had all the money in the world but still had to have some kind of job, what would you choose to do?
Race car driver/nude hippie photographer/bong loader.
5.When you’re 90 years old, what will matter most to you?
Is that life extension gene therapy really working?
6.What do you regret most so far in life?
Not taking more chances.
7.How can you apply the lesson you learned from that regret to your life TODAY?
I constantly run into closing doors as I try to sneak in behind someone. The idea is to enter through a door without ever opening it. This was dashed when my friend pointed out the door at the grocery store that slides open, but I replied “that’s cheating”. Definitely not in the spirit of taking more chances.
8.What would you change if you were told with 100% certainty that God does not exist? Or if you don’t believe in God, that he does exist?
I wouldn’t change anything, but I would ask why this god allowed so much hate to flourish. I understand yin and yang, and having to know bad to appreciate good, but a more 50-50 split is good, not the current 80-20. I would also want to know why some of the most cruel and selfish people professed a belief and love of god and the ways of god. (yeah, I’m one of “them”)
9.If you lost everything tomorrow, whose arms would you want to run into? Does that person know how much they mean to you?
I have evaluated relationships, and have found friendships the most honest, truthful, and trustworthy….sustainable as well as believable. So perhaps not literally run into their arms, but figuratively, yes….answer is, a good friend.
10.Do you fear death? If so, do you have a good reason?
I would fear a painful death just because there’s better ways to end. But fear? Nah. That denotes a certain amount of obsession.
11.What would you change if you knew you were NEVER going to die?
I would change the size of my address book.
12.If you were at heaven’s gates, and God asked “you why should I let you in?”, what would you say?
You haven’t been the best entity, so I really don’t value your opinion much.
13.When will you be good enough for you? Is there some breaking point where you will accept everything about yourself?
Been there, done that. It’s called self-discovery. It’s that point in your life where you finally become truthful with yourself. If you haven’t sobbed for months and doubted many decisions you’ve made, you’ve never done it. I’m okay with my flaws. It’s the best I am willing to do and still remain who I am, still retain my own identity without embracing someone else’s.
14.Is the country you live in really the best fit for you?
Almost. A more truthful country would be good. We’re not the best, we’re not the nicest, we’re not the most gracious. There’s definitely room for improvement. Netherlands might be a better fit socially (not just it’s drug policies, as ours are finally relaxing), it’s mostly their attitude with most all things civil and social. It’s just hard to get a place and a job there.
15.What would people say about you at your funeral?
I thought he said he wasn’t going to have a funeral?
16.What small thing could you do to make someone’s day better?
Open the door real wide so they had time to sneak in the opening without crashing into the door.
17.(If you believe in god) would your relationship with god change it all if you were told with 100% certainty that he was actually a she?
Jesus christ, you have a lot of questions about god in your 18 question questionnaire.
18.What do you believe stands between you and complete happiness?
I’ll be serious and say that it’s that I want to be able to see this planet turn the corner and finally understand that humans are destroying it. I want to see far less population growth (as in a negative trend) and the planet as a whole embrace more sympatico energy sources.
gud said on 04.08.2013
My name is cheney from uk. I never believed in love spells or magic until i met this spell caster once when i went to Africa in February this year on a business summit. I meant a man who’s name is DR.EGOGO he is really powerful and could help cast spells to bring back one’s gone, lost, misbehaving lover and magic money spell or spell for a good job or luck spell .I’m now happy & a living testimony cos the man i had wanted to marry left me 3 weeks before our wedding and my life was upside down cos our relationship has been on for 3years. I really loved him, but his mother was against us and he had no good paying job. So when i met this spell caster, i told him what happened and explained the situation of things to him. At first i was undecided, skeptical and doubtful, but i just gave it a try. And in 7 days when i returned to Canada, my boyfriend (now husband) called me by himself and came to me apologizing that everything had been settled with his mom and family and he got a new job interview so we should get married. I didn’t believe it cos the spell caster only asked for my name and my boyfriends name and all i wanted him to do. Well we are happily married now and we are expecting our little kid, and my husband also got the new job and our lives became much better. His email is egogotemple@yahoo.com
Phraphrot said on 04.12.2013
1.I would talk about the duality of life and the importance of trying to understand problems
than to learn how to solve them.
2.I would practice my form of art.(Unconditional Passion for something in life)
3.The I dont.
4.I would do a lotta jobs to help myself and other people, wouldnt stick to just one job.
5.Death. Cause living till 90 can be boring(Just an idea)
6.Being an asshole at times. Disturbing the flow.
7.To be like water, ever flowing and adaptable to change in life.
8.To understand our human origins and mysterys unsolved.
9.My mom and dad. No they dont.
10.Yes. Its just the pain I fear.
11.I would make necessary changes to die. Otherwise life is incomplete.
12.I would say ” you`ve seen my actions in this life and you can decide, or show me the way to hell”.
13.I am good enough for me right now. None that I know of.
14.I dont know. But in my state of mind, I really should not be in this country.
15.Keep Silent.
16.Tell them a joke or ask them if they doin fine. Call them out for a hike or a drink maybe.
17.Absolutely not. Infact it would make things more clear.
18.My Karmas. cause complete happiness is not happiness its a trance, state of mind.
FreeTheUniverse said on 04.18.2013
If it was 11:45pm and I was to die at midnight what would I do?
I would run. I would run as fast as I have ever ran before. I would pause with only a minute or 2 left and just shout! I would grab my chest and feel the fast paced beating of my heart and shout “I exist!” I would embrace this moment of feeling extremely alive and await that final heartbeat.
Graschi said on 05.03.2013
If you could make a 30 second speech to the entire world, what would you say?
- I really don’t know. I’m in doubt, like any other human-being on this earth. None of us know the answer to life, but we shall at least try and help each other, while we are here. I wish the day will come when we start acknowledge and understand each other despite being different.
If you were going to die at midnight, what would you be doing at 11:45pm?
- Say goodbye to the ones I have known and write a last message. Other than that I’ll just wait for my time to come.
How do you really KNOW anything for sure?
- I don’t know, but ..
If you had all the money in the world but still had to have some kind of job, what would you choose to do?
- Write books and share my thoughts. Open a campus for everyone.
When you’re 90 years old, what will matter most to you?
- To learn from me to the youngsters.
What do you regret most so far in life?
- That I haven’t realized the things I know now before now.
How can you apply the lesson you learned from that regret to your life TODAY?
- Learn as much as I can, and try being my best.
What would you change if you were told with 100% certainty that God does not exist? Or if you don’t believe in God, that he does exist?
- I wouldn’t seriously believe it. … It wouldn’t make sense. How were we made then?
If you lost everything tomorrow, whose arms would you want to run into? Does that person know how much they mean to you?
- My mom, and yes.
Do you fear death? If so, do you have a good reason?
- No, not really. But again, I’m not sure!
What would you change if you knew you were NEVER going to die?
- I don’t know..
If you were at heaven’s gates, and God asked “you why should I let you in?”, what would you say?
- I don’t really know..
When will you be good enough for you? Is there some breaking point where you will accept everything about yourself?
- I don’t really know..
Is the country you live in really the best fit for you?
- Probably, probably not. I may perhaps leave it in the future.
What would people say about you at your funeral?
- I don’t really know..
What small thing could you do to make someone’s day better?
- Help and give.
(If you believe in god) would your relationship with god change it all if you were told with 100% certainty that he was actually a she?
- – I don’t really know.. It’s complex.
What do you believe stands between you and complete happiness?
- There isn’t such a thing as complete happines, but then again there may be.
Mikko said on 05.18.2013
1. I would talk about how love among each other is so overlooked that the very definition of love is has become lost for many people. We focus so much on ourselves that we forget about how we can help each other and be selfless. It’s almost seen as ridiculous if you do something that benefits somebody else but hinders you.
2. I would be praying and asking for forgiveness for the things I have done wrong in my life.
3. Some things, I do know for sure. I’ve seen the original copy of my birth certificate so, legally, I know what my full name and birth date is. I know which schools I’ve went to and graduated from. I know my likes and my dislikes. So many people in philosophy classes I’ve taken in the past always love to bring up Descartes and state that the only thing we truly know is that we exist. But come on people. You know more than that. At least, I hope so.
4. Providing opportunities to people that don’t have it. Helping people achieve their goals and doing something that makes other people’s lives better.
5. That I’ve experienced everything I’ve wanted to experience, that I’ve stayed faithful to my God, that I have a family that I love and loves me, and that I have had great friends and memories.
6. My choice in girls I’ve been with and romantic relationships I’ve had. Not taking enough risks.
7. Don’t settle for girls that you know you can’t see yourself with for the long run and take more risks while you can afford to do so.
8. Thought about it and I really wouldn’t change much about myself.
9. I would turn to God and I would go to my mother. She’s always been one of the most important people in my life and she knows it.
10. The only reason I fear death at this point is because I haven’t achieved the things I want to in life yet. I also don’t feel I’ve had enough time to be the best Christian I can be and I want the chance to become better because I know I can be.
11. I’d probably have A LOT more goals in life and take A LOT more risks.
12. I’ve always stayed faithful, turned to You whenever I was in need, and thanked You in times of success. I’ve lived my life under the ideals You want us to live by. But I’m also not in a position to plead my case.
13. Good question. I really don’t know when. I think everybody will have at least one (if not more) things about themselves that they wish they could change but really can’t. I know I do. In short, I don’t know when I’ll be able to completely accept everything. I hope soon, though.
14. One thing I’ve learned throughout the years is that living in a specific place is not as important as living in a place where you’re surrounded by people you love and love you in return. I could live in Milan or New York City but if I didn’t have great friends and family around me, I don’t know if I would be really happy. I could live anywhere as long as I have great relationships around me.
15. I would hope they say that I was a great friend, son, brother, husband, and that I was always trying to help other people. I hope they say that I always wanted to make the world a better place every day.
16. Give a compliment.
17. No.
18. I just moved to a new area so I guess not having great friendships yet and being far from my family. It’s only for 6 months but I value those things a lot.
Serena <3 said on 06.04.2013
1. We need to just come together, just try peace, it will make everything better.
2. Heroin
3. I don’t. I use my beliefs to choose what to believe and what not to believe
4. Run a weed dispensary
5. What important things I did in my life, and my family.
6. Not taking big leaps of faith
7. Stay out of trouble, try and stay true to myself
8. I would continue to live my life as I do now, be a bit disappointed in the fact He does not exist, but I would continue to live.
9. My boyfriend, and he thinks he knows how much he means to me, but he would never understand the amount of love and affection I have for him.
10. No I don’t. It happens to literally every single organism on this planet
11. I would use the beginning of my life to do everything with no regret and then settle down and observe how the world changes over time.
12. Because, Father, I have done everything according to you, confessed my sins and tried my best to live the right way. No judging others, accepting others and loving my neighbor as myself.
13. I feel like I am good enough for myself, I love myself.
14. Where I live now, America.
15. I have no idea
16. Compliment someone, tell them they look beautiful.
17. I wouldn’t really change my relationship at all, I would feel a bit more spiritual connected with God if she were female.
18. Myself. I just need to think positive thoughts and push out negativity in my life