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 Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:27 pm
I would appreciate having the guild's opinion on this.
Pretend that it was inevitable that in two years time, the whole planet would break into complete chaos and the results would be catastrophic and destructive. In this hypothetical situation, it was for sure that this would happen within two years, and there was no doubt about it, and no one had enough time to try and fix things.
What would you do in these times of safety, peace, and stability? If you knew that you would not be able to continue living as comfortably as you are now in a couple of years time, what would you do now, while you still had the luxury of all of this? How would you prepare for such an event, or would you even try?
In all seriousness, I am curious as to what the other guild members would want to do or accomplish within their last two years of life (realistically, of course... if you really can't physically or finanically do something within the next two years, then forget about it.)
Personally, I think I would want to become much more spiritual and come to complete peace and at ease with myself, referring to peace with my mind, body, and soul. I think I would stop caring about the horrible drama that goes around and how much I hate it, and actually start caring about other people and being nice to them regardless of how well I know them or like them. I would want to become a better person, if I knew that I only had two years left. I would spend a lot of time with the people that I loved, and try to resolve my problems with other people. I would try to become a more loving and affectionate girlfriend, as well.
I don't know even how I would be able to prepare for something like this. I think I would just stop worrying about preparing for the future so much and just enjoy the rest of my life that I have now.
So, what would you guys want to do? I would prefer if everyone answered in terms of this scenario actually happening and not saying "that won't ever happen..." just pretend like it will.
(This topic was created due to a conversation that I had with my roommate earlier this evening, and I am wondering what other people aspire to do if this ever did happen.)
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:44 pm
I won't allow it. I will not let it happen. If everything appears to come to an end, then I will make things right again.
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:41 pm
The Zenogias I won't allow it. I will not let it happen. If everything appears to come to an end, then I will make things right again.
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:57 pm
If the two years were here, I would spend time with those I love. After much turmoil in my life, I have come to the point where I feel best about my relationships- where I know I am no longer weak and prone to mistakes, and having shorn up my own weaknesses, I feel more ready to serve my world. I would also learn spiritual skills, spiritual communication, healing, rituals, astrological, runic, alchemic, enough to create understanding from nothing. I would learn survival skills, from the most basic on food, through growing or catching, to creation of clothes, tools, and shelters. In short, everything needed to survive a crisis and thrive, physically, and spiritually, particularly if it is in itself a spiritual crisis, such as the Veil. I would try my best to touch the lives of every other human being and teach what I knew, to serve best as I can as a light of love and empathy in a coming darkness.
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:27 am
Hm. Being 16 at the time, I could drive...
I would most likely find a remote and isolated place to spend the remaining days, and attempt to become at eae with myself and what I have done over the many years of my life. I would live with nature.
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:35 am
On its baseset level, I don't buy the scenario as it is fundamentally unrealistic. But asking the question "what would you do if you had only two years left to live" is valid. Answer: wouldn't make any changes, most likely. Just keep on living.
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:08 am
I would tell my friends everything I wanted to tell them, but was afraid to.
I would also be as kind as I could to the mean people in my life, because I know that even though they are cruel, they live hard lives.
I would tell the people I care about how much they mean to me, and how they made my life special.
After all that, I would begin to push my limits in everything.
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:41 pm
Eh...I'd probably move up to rural Pennsylvania, so I could be close to my family, but alone. I'd regularly take trips around the world, and document it all with a video camera. Because it's something I want to do, but know I never will. Don't ask. But yeah. I'd want to do something like skydiving or base jumping just for the hell of it. I'd probably kill my father, but that'd be the last thing I'd do, just in case I got caught. Oh, I'd want to spend a while in London, and hang around the free-jumpers/parkour participants. And join them. I'd want to suspend (put 3-inch hooks in my back and hang from the ceiling). Honestly, the first thing that came to my mind would be to die, but something my friend said is starting to make more and more sense. My friend, known as "Jin," once said, "Screw dyin' of natural causes. I'M DYIN' IN THE ******** APOCALYPSE."
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:48 pm
I'd hopefully get to experience having a boyfriend >.> I'd also like to try hang gliding.
But in the spiritual sense, I'd try and make contact with my spirit guide, so I know I'd have someone with me when I died.
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:17 pm
Spend them with my love, devoting my life to study in matters beyond the mundane. However, I doubt that this will happen in our lifetime, but I do know that we'll most likely destroy ourselves before any god needs to.
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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:17 pm
The Zenogias I won't allow it. I will not let it happen. If everything appears to come to an end, then I will make things right again. hm, quite noble of you, sadly it would probly be a waste myself? I would do everything I can to enjoy life while I can, then just before the disaster, I would commit suicide or start a fight I could not win, simply because I do not like the idea of dieing by a disaster.
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Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:04 pm
After reading everyones responses, I now have a question for people to ponder.
With all of these things that we say we want to do in the time before we die, why are a lot of us not working towards our goals immediately?
We say things like we'll eventually get around to it, but what if we never do get around to doing just these things?
We think we have all the time in the world... but what if we really don't? If you died tomorrow, would any of you regret not being able to accomplish these things? Would you regret worrying about the small details in life and not allowing yourself to sit back and just enjoy it? Is there anything at all you would regret? Would you be willing to actively improve on these regrets or work towards your goals in the near future?
I would really like to get your opinions on this subject, thanks. smile Sorry for the buttload of questions, too. xd
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:33 am
I consiter myself an extremely lucky human being. I have done everything I can in my personal lives, and all I would regret is not having more time. As for my professional life, screw it. Comparitively recently, I came to the revelation that what others thought of me didn't matter, not one bit... since then, I have been free as perhaps few others have understood it. Since then, I have tried to spread as much good, and happyness as I could without regard for others opinions, or any selfish need... I honestly at this point could say I regret nothing. It is a immensely powerful feeling, and I hope others may share in it.
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:45 pm
If we were all going to be plunged into chaos in two years time, I would marry my hubby, but avoid having children because i wouldn't want any child to live through hell on earth. Mostly i would just want to be with him, so that we could spend our time of peace together.
I'm not actively working towards this goal because I feel that i'm not quite ready to be married (given that the world is NOT going to explode any time soon). I'd prefer to wait until after i am done with college, but if the world was going to be unstable i'd go traveling instead, so it wouldn't much matter.
Mostly, i would just want to spend the rest of my time with the people i loved.
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:59 pm
I fell as the world is slowly fading... to me its because of Global warming and the stupid sienist who won't tell anyone about there ideas.... but I would try to have mych fun as I could possibly have...lol...is there really a such thing as the apoclipse?
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