Collective Thoughts

Saturday 8 - What If.........?

Here is Laura's latest set of questions :-

1. What if a million dollars fell off a back of a truck. Would you keep it?
2. What if you were most powerful person in the world. How would you use that power?
3. What if you had exactly one year to live. What are the three things you'd want to do before you died?
4. What if you could change one thing about the world. What would that one thing be?
5. What if you could take one thing back. What would that one thing be? What is something you said, something you stole, something you did wrong?
6. What if you were stuck on an island forever but had all the water, food and shelter you needed. What would be the three other things you'd bring with you?
7. What if the internet didn't exist? Would the quality go up or down? How about the quantity?
8. What if everyone liked each other. What would we complain about?

And my answers are :-

1. What if a million dollars fell off a back of a truck. Would you keep it?

My first thoughts were that it depended on who the million dollars belonged to. But then I realised that I am no better than the next person who steals. How would you fit a million dollars into your pocket anyway! I asked David my son and he said, "I wouldn't be gready, I would just keep $500,000".

2. What if you were most powerful person in the world. How would you use that power?

I would make sure that power was transferred down to ensure that children were taught / encouraged to look after the world.

3. What if you had exactly one year to live. What are the three things you'd want to do before you died?

I would hope to make sure I left a legacy for my children by inventing something that guaranteed a fortune, visit as many countries as possible to speak to their governments about what they are doing to the world, start a "pay-forward" scheme.

4. What if you could change one thing about the world. What would that one thing be?

Religious hatred.

5. What if you could take one thing back. What would that one thing be? What is something you said, something you stole, something you did wrong?

I don't think I have done too many bad things in my life. I suppose the most hurtful thing that I have ever done is saying "I do" when I wasn't really that sure.

6. What if you were stuck on an island forever but had all the water, food and shelter you needed. What would be the three other things you'd bring with you?

A solar powered MP3 player with the entire works of Queen, the works of JK Rowling, A solar powered computer with satellite internet connection.

7. What if the internet didn't exist? Would the quality go up or down? How about the quantity?

The quality of my life without the internet as a youngster was much better than kids nowadays, and healthier!

8. What if everyone liked each other. What would we complain about?

They would like each other in different ways, and then we would get different collective identities building up, then we would get discussion / argument / conflict and finally fighting and war.

posted by Frederick The Butler @ 8:58 pm