What if you are to die tomorrow?

[Reives]

This thought came to me a while ago. While rather cheesy, I truly believe that it could be beneficial and refreshing. Do you think it would be a good/effective thing to do?

Now days, we have our daily roles. Day after day we fulfill our almost systematic schedules and the like, until night comes and everything starts all over again.

But what if we are to die tomorrow? What if you find out that today will be the last day you have as the living? I believe it would bring a lot of questions and thoughts that you wouldn't have thought of otherwise to your mind. Thoughts that suddenly questions what you have done in your life in the past, and make you realize things that you wanted to do that would otherwise be buried until that day truly comes.

Yet when and if that day actually comes, it will be too late to change anything.

Hence I believe that, while obviously not an exact replica, it could be quite an interesting trip to take one day off your busy day-to-day schedule, and just pretend - pretend as if you are going to die tomorrow. Take a walk in the park, feel the breeze or whatnot, and perhaps you'd realize things that you never had the time to realize before, as well as all those things that are being taken for granted.

And who knows, maybe you'd enjoy your life more the next day.

 

[___]

People often say "I live every day like it might be my last" and when they say that they usually are thinking, "I live in reckless excess with complete disregard for my self and others".  I do live every day like it might be my last, but I do it in terms of what I want to be the last thing on my mind as I'm fading out.  I don't want to be thinking about the things I screwed up or the opportunities I blew off or the people I fucked over or the time I wasted embarrassing, stupid crap I did, essentially I don't want to have any regrets.

Living life to its fullest means getting the most out of everything - it's about short term gain *and* long term potential.  That's the way I think of it when I ask myself that question.

 

[Mega Flare]

lol. i if i had one day to live. i would seriously kill as many people I can. cause if i have to go down I'm taking as much people down with me. no joke

 

[djzalzer]

lol. i if i had one day to live. i would seriously kill as many people I can. cause if i have to go down I'm taking as much people down with me. no joke

Is there a specific reason for that?  :-\  That makes absolutely no sense to me.  Just if you're leaving the world doesn't mean it doesn't matter anymore.

 

[shiroun]

A few days ago, I realized a lot of people I knew were dieing. The girl I had feeling for, she didn't know yet. I was so scared to lose her, I told her.


If I had a day left, I would live it like I normally do

 

[sixtyandaquarter]

Yeah I'm going to be the who answers honestly.
Laugh at it, and if I start believe it or if it's presented to me in a way even I go "shit... it's true!" I'm going to start pleading with anyone who hears me for five more minutes, 3 more years, just one more month, whatever random time interval spurs up.

There.  Done.  Little steps called denial anger and bargaining, I'm sure won't be over in 24 hours.  Wish I could say I'd be all poetic and brave that some guy'd write a song about who cool I was - but I'll be honest.  I'll go down like I came in.  Kicking and screaming like a baby.

But this topic is more than just answer the one question.
Would I contemplate all the past mistakes or things that weren't right, the what if's and the could bes?  Naturally.  Horribly I'd dredge on it.  I'd probably end up pleading so I can go back to 4rd grade and not look up Lauren's skirt, so that when I met her later she wasn't still embarrassed about it, or what not.  The stupidest things would spring up, but so to would the "they missed me, I didn't miss them" moments of denial.  S'only natural.

 

[Brosek]

If I died tommorrow..  tch.. well.. I'd .. spend the whole day playing WoW. 
I'd also give away everything of mine besides my comp.. and will it to be given away at my demise.. No regrets.. no pain.. just.. a huge what if.  I'd ponder what if every now and then.. what if I actually succeeded in becoming a musician, what if I became an accredited game designer.. what if I saw the last episode of my favorite cartoons. . what if I had someone to share these thoughts with.. what if I met someone I could fall in love with? .. What happens now.. what happens after I die.. where do I go? Is this it? I dont want to go.. but I have no choice.. ah crap.. bastard pk'd me.

 

[Faeroe]

If I knew I was going to die tomorrow, I'd will my stuff away, have sex one last time, light up a fat bowl, and kill myself.


Why kill myself?  I'd rather not have the torment of those last 24 hours thinking about my upcoming death.

 

[kumoKami]

If I died tomorrow, I'd
1. Tell my mom and sister that I love them
2. Tell my dad that I love him, but I disagree with his idealism, and will not follow it
3. Go to that girl I like, and kiss her. Then explain.

That's pretty much it. I don't have much to do in life :P

 

[Faeroe]

Oh yeah; i forgot about that.


I'd tell my woman I love her, tell my parents I love them, same with my brother.  I'd try to see my best friend, although he lives far.

 

[Venetia]

I'd probably just get depressed for a while, then slam a shitload of No-Doze pills and spend all my money/max out my credit cards. Also about 6 hours would be spent on a plane as I flew to California (in first class, eating everything I could), because I sure as hell don't want to die in Florida. Then when it's winding down to the final hours, I'd probably go to the bathroom (so I wouldn't shit/piss on myself after death), write a note telling everyone I loved them and how I want to be buried, rent a room in the nicest hotel I could afford, dress in the nicest clothes I could find, and watch the sky ...

It'd be a nice idea to spend a day every so often as if it were your last, but my last day would entail my spending all my money, so I probably should avoid doing that :P.

 

[kumoKami]

Too bad I don't have any money to spend then :3

 

[Clizzz]

If, I were to die tommorrow, hmmmmmmmm.

First thing to do, Make things right with God, that's first.
Second, Tell my family I love them. Cry with them a little bit.
Third, Come on RMXP, and tell you guys to see ya's around, shed a pixelated tear with yall
Fourth, go up to my Ex, and get some "quality" time.
Fifth, have a tournament with all my buddies on Halo 3, one more time
Sixth, Try to get to the hotel Venetia would be staying at, xD, so I can live out my ultimate fan-boy fantasy ...
Seventh, Play a last song on the piano, Ode to Sorrow.
Empty, my savings account, and spend the money on my family.
Eighth, Give my little bro a hug, one more time.
And at the last moment of life, Sit out on porch listening to Hostage by Serenade and watching the sunset as my life closed.

*sigh* This actually made me sad, thinking about it. Aw, well.

 

[shiroun]

To redo my old one:

I'm agnostic, so I automatically believe in a possibility, if thats not fair to god, oh well. Then strip me of individuality.

I'd go to the girl I like, spend the day with her, then go to my family, hug them, tell them I love them, etc.

Get a new I-Pod, put all my music on it.

Set sitters for my online accounts so I don't max out resources. (lol).

Go sit out on the porch, watch the sun fall, and before I die, I want to put on What I've Done by Linkin Park, with Shadow Of the Day following. If I'm close to death, but not dead, by then, I'll lie down, and remember all the good times.

 

[mawk]

I'm going to forego the seven stages, because it'll be pretty boring if it becomes a trend to list them out. I figure after I've finished being incoherent, lacking anything more important (or realistic) to do, I'd probably boot up RMXP and see how much of a game I could make before I ate the dirt sandwich. I'd leave instructions to upload it here and try not to depress you guys, and then I'd hang around as a ghost to see how it's received.

Whatever I do, I'm not gonna be poetic and sensitive about it. If I die in a day, do I really wanna make everyone sad? People'd be sad anyway, but I plan to fight tooth and nail to go out amid happy faces.

 

[sixtyandaquarter]

Me and friends were talking about that big rock island deal - forgot what it's called.  Basically there's a rocky island and there's this huge mass of land on it, that will collapse, and when it does apparently everything on the East Coast is dead.  They say that Manhattan will be temporarily under water.  That even many miniscrapers would not see air for some time - shit one of the theories even says that the Statue of Liberty's flame would still be under.

I'd sit on my roof.  It's not tall enough to survive, but when your talking it'll take only a few hours to get here - of which we would only be notified half way threw, and the amount of hours it'll take to go pass it's reach (approx 15 miles is the kill zone), I'd just sit on my roof.  I'd watch it come, and probably get drunk.  Hell, I'd probably break my neck after falling off accidentally first.

 

[The Cry of Fallen Angels]

Follow all of my impulses, which would most likely kill me beforehand.

 

[$t3v0]

Why kill myself?  I'd rather not have the torment of those last 24 hours thinking about my upcoming death.

Then you're a civil servant in the afterlife. Prepare to be God/Satan's little bitch.

If I knew I was going to die tomorrow I'd just do everything that makes me happy. Then I'd make sure I'm somewhere significant when the time DOES come. Somewhere like Anfield.

 

[Faeroe]

Eh, I'm a horrible person anyways.  Doesn't matter what happens to me, really.  As long as I had fun in life.

 

[Yoshine]

I would stop using this forum and get a life...
no seriusly, I've been on my computer for a week and three days...
I am really not joking...