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If
you had a choice between a long uneventful life, or a short glory filled life, which would
you choose?I got the idea for this question from the life of Achilles. According to
his mother, Thetis, when he was born, he was offered the option of a long, uneventful
life, or a short, glory filled life. Of course, he chose the glory filled life. As for
myself, well, I think I concur with Achilles. After all, as anybody would tell you, my
greatest fear is that nobody will know I existed.The only way I can be remembered, is by
gettinng memorably things accomplished, in a short period of time. As James Dean (or was
it Jimmy Dean, I don't remember), live fast, die, young, and leave a good looking corpse.
Well, since I am going to be set on fire when I croak, I doubt if my corpse would be good
looking.
Like, somebody once said, the best thing
Rudolph Valentino did for his career, was die. People remember you if you die young (not
that I advocating that). I suppose I just
want to be remembered...
Frodo
age unknown, parts unknown
Evidently I chose
a longish life filled with ignominious events.
Jill, 60
Saylorsburg, PA USA
A long, uneventful life with a few moments
of glory.
Jane, 62
West Linn, OR
USA
Very interesting question. Honestly,
I would have to choose the short, glory filled life.
Gotta follow the quality over quantity mantra on this one.
Aaron, 22
VA USA
Short Life filled with Glory
Melodi, 19
Gahanna, OH
USA
A long uneventful one... it is the little
things that count anyway, not glory and recognition.
Maggie, 22
Sandwich, IL
USA
short with glory
Jaden, 21
Brampton, Ontario CANADA
short glory-filled life
Patty
Long and uneventful.
Talia, 24
Wilton, CT
USA
A long uneventful life I think. Just because
things are uneventful doesn't mean you would be unhappy.
Dianne, 17
Ontario CANADA
Long and uneventful. However, I'd trade a
couple of years for some really short lived amazing experience.
Felicia, 35
Lowell, MA
USA
Probably a mix of the two- an avarage life
span, with slightly less glory than most. But if I had yo choose, a long boring life
sounds better in the long run.
Derya
Short and glory filled. Life is
about living, not a long death.
Eric, 19
Beverly Hills, CA USA
Yo tengo un tibiron grande en mi pantelones.
(Ay caramba!)
A-Dog, 18
McMinnville, OR USA
long and uneventful
Laura, 36
Lowell, MA
USA
I don't want boredom or glory. So I don't
like those choices.
Karen, 22
Marshalltown/Ames, IA USA
I'd take the short route. The glory isn't
the thing, just the minimalization of boredom.
Alias Irrelevante
I would have preferred long,
uneventful - but I've been blessed with neither of the two.
Fisch, 46
Preston, CT
USA
That would depend on what is considered
uneventful. If eventful means fame and fourtune but I could still be with friends and
family and live a good life I would certainly choose a long UNeventful life.If uneventful
covers every facet of life (family,career,personal achievement etc...) then I would choose
the short evenful life.
Jim, 30
MA USA
A short glory-filled life for sure!
Tracy, 24
Ocean City, NJ USA
Neither.
I would like both. A long glory filled life - it's the only way to go!
Celeste, 30
Colorado Springs, CO USA
Long and
uneventful.
Janet, 44
E. Brunswick, NJ USA
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