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    Peace is this way Jester's Avatar
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    If you had a week to live

    If you just found out you had a week or a month, a short time... what would be the first thing you would do?
    "It all comes down to what we make of ourselves, eh?"
    -The Fairy Godmother

    "Sing on, poor souls! The night is short, and the morning will part you forever!"
    - Uncle Tom's Cabin

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    Interesting question. Honestly, I would actually wish I would live for a shorter time out of fear of dwelling on my own depression for that last week/month. I have questioned the quote many times: "It's better to burn out than to fade away."
    To play along, however, if I did discover I had a relatively short time to live, I would spend my last moment alone in peace, reflecting on life, maybe write a last poem. So much of my own personal philosophy and subjective view on happiness relies more on being than on doing.

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    I'd probably spend the week planning towards `going out with a bang'.

    I've already done a lot of so-called `stupid' things and still alive, I'm sure I could think of a few more that would `work'.



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    Bungy jumping, and visiting/tracking down old lost aquaintances, maybe travel around and preach the good word

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    Don't think I'd do anything out of ordinary. Can't see any reason for that.
    Call me a spoilsport, lol.
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    I would try to incite revolusion in any country I could, that way I could be dictator for life, umm 1 week.
    Revenge is a dish best served cold. Never was a chef, but it sounds good to me.

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    Which country Riddick, I'd go with the US
    "It all comes down to what we make of ourselves, eh?"
    -The Fairy Godmother

    "Sing on, poor souls! The night is short, and the morning will part you forever!"
    - Uncle Tom's Cabin

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    I'm a traveler...

    ...so I'd have to opt for seeing as many of the great landmarks (natural and man-made) of the world I could work in. I think I'd either start or end with the Taj Mahal.

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    Den's got a good point... I think I would go out with a bang... in such a way that history would remember me... but I think first I would write a few short stories or something... I dunno... maybe paint a picture, write a few love notes...
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    I'm with Tabac on this one I think I would have to do some travelling, see the great landmarks. Then maybe on the last day try all the daredevil stuff. Wait I just changed my mind a day isn't long ebough to do the daredevil stuff, maybe the last 2 days, but then that doesn't leave room for the travelling. Can I have 2 weeks????? Please?
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    Start now, papayahead. You may get an extra week, when lucky. Live it as it was your last.
    If you believe even a half of this post, you are severely mistaken.

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    That may not always be the best attitude. I think it sais something in the good book about that. oh well we only get 365 X 75 days so we might as well have fun!

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    For me, at 19 I have 29,433,600 minutes to live... and i've wasted one by doing the calculation, sad

    "It all comes down to what we make of ourselves, eh?"
    -The Fairy Godmother

    "Sing on, poor souls! The night is short, and the morning will part you forever!"
    - Uncle Tom's Cabin

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    indeed, it is sad to think of how many I have spent here, and probably will keep spending guess there is worse thing to waste time on though... like calculus hehe

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    oooh definatly, almost failed Pre Calculus, passed Stats with flying colors... okay not flying but definatly colors
    "It all comes down to what we make of ourselves, eh?"
    -The Fairy Godmother

    "Sing on, poor souls! The night is short, and the morning will part you forever!"
    - Uncle Tom's Cabin

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