If you could be told the exact date / time of your death

[Square Wheels]

would you want to know?

I absolutely do not.

[Dirtyhip]

Nope.  It would take over my thoughts.  My brain couldn't handle that.

[Kzoo]

1 minute ago, Square Wheels said:

would you want to know?

I absolutely do not.

Ask Jim.

[BuffJim]

It's been a rough week. Rough, I tell ya. Just glad I don't know the manner.

[Road Runner]

I do.  As I have gotten older, one of the problems I have encountered with making any kinds of future plans is that you have no idea if you might go tomorrow or you might live another twenty years.  How you approach the final portion of your life would be far better managed if you knew exactly how much time you had left. 

[BuffJim]

2 minutes ago, Roadrunner said:

I do.  As I have gotten older, one of the problems I have encountered with making any kinds of future plans is that you have no idea if you might go tomorrow or you might live another twenty years.  How you approach the final portion of your life would be far better managed if you knew exactly how much time you had left. 

I get that exactly. Saw some green bananas in the store yesterday, and almost bought them.

[maddmaxx ★]

I would want to know that it was june 7th 2046 at 2am and it came as a complete surprise and shock to everyone.

[Kzoo]

12 minutes ago, BuffJim said:

I get that exactly. Saw some green bananas in the store yesterday, and almost bought them.

OK, now that made me LOL.

You have a pretty good sense of humor for a short timer.

[Road Runner]

1 minute ago, Kzoo said:

You have a pretty good sense of humor for a short timer.

What's funny?  He made a wise choice.

[Buffy]

Maybe if I knew what my cause of death would be. I might be more daring if I had a "cheat death this time" card. 

[Wilbur ★]

I had a very vivid dream when I was in my 30's.  My deceased Grandmother told me the exact date and time I would die.  It was about 10 years in the future.  I was startled awake and remembered it like it was real.

I took chances for the next 9 1/2 years but started to get a little nervous as the day approached.  Happily, I woke up the next morning.  

No. I would not want to be told. 

[Road Runner]

5 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

No. I would not want to be told. 

All of youse guys negative opinions on this may change as the years pass and the uncertainty increases.  Mine did.

[Destination]

If I knew the exact date and time of my death, it would mean I was on death row in a prison in a foreign country, since Canada does not have the death penalty.

The thought of awaiting my own execution is quite unpleasant, and it raises some important questions. Why am I in this country's prison system and what did I do to deserve this punishment?

[Road Runner]

2 minutes ago, Destination said:

Why am I in this country's prison system and what did I do to deserve this punishment?

Natural death isn't punishment.  It's part of life.

[BuffJim]

6 minutes ago, Destination said:

If I knew the exact date and time of my death, it would mean I was on death row in a prison in a foreign country, since Canada does not have the death penalty.

The thought of awaiting my own execution is quite unpleasant, and it raises some important questions. Why am I in this country's prison system and what did I do to deserve this punishment?

You know damn well why. You betrayed the party, and Big Brother found out.

[Destination]

Oh yes. Room 101. I remember that lesson.

[Destination]

9 minutes ago, Roadrunner said:

Natural death isn't punishment.  It's part of life.

Unnatural death is something else entirely.

[Kzoo]

1 hour ago, Wilbur said:

I had a very vivid dream when I was in my 30's.  My deceased Grandmother told me the exact date and time I would die.  It was about 10 years in the future.  I was startled awake and remembered it like it was real.

I took chances for the next 9 1/2 years but started to get a little nervous as the day approached.  Happily, I woke up the next morning.  

No. I would not want to be told. 

If only Jim can be so lucky come Sunday morning.  We and he are prepared for it to not be so but maybe with a little luck on his side he will live to see another sunrise. 

[BuffJim]

I'm still having twinkies for dinner Saturday.

[Kzoo]

1 minute ago, BuffJim said:

I'm still having twinkies for dinner Saturday.

I don't blame you.  You have nothing else to live for - literally.  They're best with some Hershey's chocolate sauce drizzled on them.  

[jsharr ★]

Yes, I would use it wisely.  I would head to the bank or the DMV and get in line and when the clerk was giving me a hassle I would say "You are killing me" about 1 second before my go time.

[Further]

If I knew I had twenty years guaranteed, I could really live for those twenty years.  

Of course all you know is that you'll be alive, not the quality of life.   

Back to being a puss     

[LoneWolf]

I might look at it from the opposite perspective. Sometimes, death sounds like it might be very peaceful.  That might make it seem good if it was going to happen relatively soon. However, if it was going to be decades in the future, I might find myself regretting knowing, as I might think it may take a long time to achieve that peace.

And, if it was going to happen soon, I could pick out all of those people who I wanted to tell exactly what I thought of them, and do so, knowing that there would be little repercussion.

I do hope that when I go, I will be able to be remembered as a hero. Maybe I can save a child that fell into the bear pit at the zoo,  or something.