If you had the option to know when you are going to die and how you are going to die, would you choose to know or choose not to know? And if you choose to know, how would it change your life? What are the pros and cons of knowing?
If I had the choice to choose when and how I was going to die, I would choose not to know. I feel like knowing could cause more problems than it would fix.
I agree whole-heartedly. As Lauren pointed out, the point of death is that it is unknown. This demise is what ultimately leads people to act and live for the now. Like Andy said, "sooner or later we will."
I wouldn't like to know when my time is up either. This being said, I think that we all must live as if we are going to die, because sooner or later we all will. Some of us our destined to die young, and acknowledging this allows for a more productive life. It also brings into question whether or not all the stress and anxiety in our lives is really worth it, when in the end we all meet the same fate. To this I would argue that we're striving to obtain a higher quality of life in order that we may also have a sound end. Who wouldn't want to die with your family around you, being taken care of at a nice health facility?
I personally would not want to know when I was going to die. I feel like it would not be helpful because no matter what I am going to live my life to the fullest. If I were to find out that I was going to die tomorrow it would not change what I do from here til then.
The point of death is that it is unknown. I personally believe that if I knew when I was going to die I would try to do everything thing or anything possible to fit in things I wanted to do before I die. I feel if I knew when I was going to die that I would become depressed and start to think or countdown to my "death date" Knowing this would not make my life any better in all honesty it would make it worse...
I am torn. Part of me would not like to know when my time is up or how because I think it would stop me from doing something's or make me rush into doing something's. But then the other part of me would like to know just out of curiosity. But I lean more towards the side of not knowing because of the state of mind it could possibly put me in.
I wouldnt want to know because i would spend too much time thinking about death rather than living my life. Just because you can know something doesn't mean you should. I would only want to know if it was peaceful and of natural causes. I wouldnt want to know if was unexpected.
If I had the option to know when I was going to die and how I was going to die, I would choose not to know. I honestly believe that if God intended for us to know then we would know. However, with this being said, I do believe that we need to live our lives every day like it is our last because we never know when anything could happen, but what we do know is that we are all going to die eventually.
To go against what everyone else is saying, I would like to know the point when I will die. I am not foolish enough to try and change it, but I would still live with it in my mind. I would make sure that everything is prepared for when I die. My death wouldn't be a great shock to those around me, so I could try to soften the blow before I left. My loved ones would not have to deal with any unexpected expenses either. I do not think that my death would change too much in my life beyond that. I would just make sure that I manage to accomplish all that I want before it happens.
I would rather not have the knowledge of when I would be dying. The curiousity in me would maybe want to take a glimpse as far as the time frame, but would never want to know HOW I was goig to die. The problem with that is once you get that glimpse of the day you'll die, there is no going back (*Insert cheesy proverb about how curiousity killed the cat*). Anyways, the reason I would not want to know when or how is because it would influence my decision making for the rest of my life. Even if this is in a good or bad way, I just don't feel as if I need the conscience of death looming over my path in life. Also, what happens if I'm creeping up on my time to go and I'm perfectly healthy with no injuries or illness. I'd be freaking out about the accidents waiting around every corner until I just finally fall over dead (to whatever cause). I just feel that although it can be unpleasant for various reasons, death is supposed to remain as an unknown and we should be living our lives how we want to already.
Would I be able to prevent it if I did know? If so then yes. If not, then still yes. It will let me get my affairs in order in time, I would be able to buy the cheapest life insurance information. It would give my a definitive schedule for my bucket list. If death knocks on everyones door, then he should at least call first so I can get the house clean.
If I had the choice to choose when and how I was going to die, I would choose not to know. I feel like knowing could cause more problems than it would fix.
ReplyDeleteI agree whole-heartedly. As Lauren pointed out, the point of death is that it is unknown. This demise is what ultimately leads people to act and live for the now. Like Andy said, "sooner or later we will."
DeleteI wouldn't like to know when my time is up either. This being said, I think that we all must live as if we are going to die, because sooner or later we all will. Some of us our destined to die young, and acknowledging this allows for a more productive life. It also brings into question whether or not all the stress and anxiety in our lives is really worth it, when in the end we all meet the same fate. To this I would argue that we're striving to obtain a higher quality of life in order that we may also have a sound end. Who wouldn't want to die with your family around you, being taken care of at a nice health facility?
ReplyDeleteI personally would not want to know when I was going to die. I feel like it would not be helpful because no matter what I am going to live my life to the fullest. If I were to find out that I was going to die tomorrow it would not change what I do from here til then.
ReplyDeleteThe point of death is that it is unknown. I personally believe that if I knew when I was going to die I would try to do everything thing or anything possible to fit in things I wanted to do before I die. I feel if I knew when I was going to die that I would become depressed and start to think or countdown to my "death date" Knowing this would not make my life any better in all honesty it would make it worse...
ReplyDeleteI am torn. Part of me would not like to know when my time is up or how because I think it would stop me from doing something's or make me rush into doing something's. But then the other part of me would like to know just out of curiosity. But I lean more towards the side of not knowing because of the state of mind it could possibly put me in.
ReplyDeleteI wouldnt want to know because i would spend too much time thinking about death rather than living my life. Just because you can know something doesn't mean you should. I would only want to know if it was peaceful and of natural causes. I wouldnt want to know if was unexpected.
ReplyDeleteIf I had the option to know when I was going to die and how I was going to die, I would choose not to know. I honestly believe that if God intended for us to know then we would know. However, with this being said, I do believe that we need to live our lives every day like it is our last because we never know when anything could happen, but what we do know is that we are all going to die eventually.
ReplyDeleteTo go against what everyone else is saying, I would like to know the point when I will die. I am not foolish enough to try and change it, but I would still live with it in my mind. I would make sure that everything is prepared for when I die. My death wouldn't be a great shock to those around me, so I could try to soften the blow before I left. My loved ones would not have to deal with any unexpected expenses either. I do not think that my death would change too much in my life beyond that. I would just make sure that I manage to accomplish all that I want before it happens.
ReplyDeleteI would rather not have the knowledge of when I would be dying. The curiousity in me would maybe want to take a glimpse as far as the time frame, but would never want to know HOW I was goig to die. The problem with that is once you get that glimpse of the day you'll die, there is no going back (*Insert cheesy proverb about how curiousity killed the cat*). Anyways, the reason I would not want to know when or how is because it would influence my decision making for the rest of my life. Even if this is in a good or bad way, I just don't feel as if I need the conscience of death looming over my path in life. Also, what happens if I'm creeping up on my time to go and I'm perfectly healthy with no injuries or illness. I'd be freaking out about the accidents waiting around every corner until I just finally fall over dead (to whatever cause). I just feel that although it can be unpleasant for various reasons, death is supposed to remain as an unknown and we should be living our lives how we want to already.
ReplyDeleteWould I be able to prevent it if I did know? If so then yes. If not, then still yes. It will let me get my affairs in order in time, I would be able to buy the cheapest life insurance information. It would give my a definitive schedule for my bucket list. If death knocks on everyones door, then he should at least call first so I can get the house clean.
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