Burn out or fade away?

koan · Post by **koan** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:58 am

Would you accept twenty years of extraordinary happiness and fulfillment if it meant you would die at the end of the period?

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:06 am

I answered yes..NOW. But I am 52. In 20 years I will be 72. Time enough. If I had been asked 25 or 30 years ago, maybe my answer would have been different, I don't know.

CheshireCat · Post by **CheshireCat** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:17 am

Give me the good stuff! Life in the fast lane! :driving:

Shweet tatersalad · Post by **Shweet tatersalad** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:19 am

Hell yah,..........................sign me up,I will jump at the chance too be happy my way.

koan · Post by **koan** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:59 am

I said no. I have many things I want to accomplish. And happiness can get boring.:wah:

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 11:10 am

I voted no, I want to be around for my babies for as long as I can! :-6

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:55 pm

Marie5656 wrote: I answered yes..NOW. But I am 52. In 20 years I will be 72. Time enough. If I had been asked 25 or 30 years ago, maybe my answer would have been different, I don't know.

I'd assumed that the choice was made early in life.

Casey Morgan · Post by **Casey Morgan** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:02 am

Absolutely positively without a doubt YES. I've had enough crap to last me a long lifetime. I'll take 20 years of bliss any day.

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 8:01 am

koan wrote: Would you accept twenty years of extraordinary happiness and fulfillment if it meant you would die at the end of the period?

No. What about the other people in our lives?

Angelica · Post by **Angelica** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 8:22 am

Bill Sikes wrote: No. What about the other people in our lives?

They will come along for the 20 year happiness ride with you, and benefit from it also.:-6

Casey Morgan · Post by **Casey Morgan** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 8:34 am

OK Bill, let's turn that one around. If someone chose to have 20 years of extreme happiness and then die, would you think bad of their decision? Personally I'd miss the dickens out of them but they would have had those 20 terrific years. I couldn't value one over the other (long life or extreme happiness) for them but I wouldn't begrudge (is that the right word?) them choosing either. And I hope they would feel the same towards me.

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 8:37 am

(other people in our lives)

Angelica wrote: They will come along for the 20 year happiness ride with you, and benefit from it also.

At what time of life would the 20 year period start?

Angelica · Post by **Angelica** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 8:40 am

Bill Sikes wrote: (other people in our lives)

At what time of life would the 20 year period start?

*sprinkles fairy dust on Bill* How about now!

eyesopen · Post by **eyesopen** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 2:29 pm

i voted no... dont get me wrong i want to be happy but surely we need the bad times to appreciate the good

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 2:31 pm

Sure would. I never feel I'm going to last another 20 years anyway.

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 9:29 pm

I would choose long life, because life isn't just about being personally happy, and going through pain and problems is part of what being human is. There may be no guarantees in life, but then again there aren't that many being dead either are there?, and who says the afterlife is eternal bliss, or nothingness, it might not be either. Anyway, I have the rest of time to be dead, so I think I will take as much of being alive in this world as I can.

weber · Post by **weber** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 9:38 pm

I would take the 20 years of happiness.

I see Nomad wants to live forever or a long time. You must be a happy fellow Nomad:-6

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:06 am

NO who can guarantee either ?? So I would choose to live my life as long as I possible could hoping along the way to find happiness for what ever time I could.

Both are choices to a degree that we all have to make at times in our life. Happiness isn't just given to you (wish it was) it takes work. Living a long life isn't all genetics you have to work at it as well daily.:-6

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 12:10 pm

Uncle Kram wrote: Sure would. I never feel I'm going to last another 20 years anyway.

Uncle Kram, I order you to live forever, you are a Villa man, we need you.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:14 pm

koan wrote: Would you accept twenty years of extraordinary happiness and fulfillment if it meant you would die at the end of the period?

I have that book. The Book of Questions, right ?