this led to him thinking when he stepped out of bed he imiediatly narrowed his choices down. how do you cope with, and include this into your life?
2006-11-03 13:06:35 · 27 answers · asked by Matt E 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
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2006-11-03 13:08:08 · update #1
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2006-11-03 13:08:11 · update #2
well maybe i do...sorry i've been drinking but that doesn't invalidate the question
2006-11-03 13:09:08 · update #3
Your friend's position is not coherent.
If you decide to stay in bed, then you have immediately narrowed your possibilities. There are only so many things you can achieve from your bed. If you don't decide to stay there, but stay there nevertheless (by way of deferring a decision), the practical outcome is the same.
Your friend was not thinking very hard. Neither was he thinking about how the consequences of his behaviour affected anyone but himself. This may have seemed to him like a wise or otherwise zen-like position; in fact it was remarkably selfish.
2006-11-03 13:39:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
In theory the possibilities are endless because you have not yet started down any one course, as if you were back in the womb.
But in reality if you stay in bed then the possibilities are very limited.
Life is not a dress rehearsal! Get out of bed and live it!!
2006-11-03 14:44:54 · answer #2 · answered by Bridget F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing like the imaginary world of unrealised potential to make you think you're capable of doing anything. Hope he didn't get bed sores.
Sleep is good but waking up is even better. Getting out of bed and actually living life is the key to, well, living,,,,,,
2006-11-03 18:45:53 · answer #3 · answered by Sun is Shining ❂ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haha that's good. In other words, he's so scared of choosing something, he chooses nothing. And when he's on his death bed he'll be sooo pleased with the non-choice he made.
Something, ANYTHING, has got to be better than nothing. If you feel happiness or pain, at least you know you're alive.
2006-11-03 13:10:41 · answer #4 · answered by Snowth 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't go to bed. That way I avoid limiting my possibilities by getting out of bed. Simple really.
2006-11-07 10:45:52 · answer #5 · answered by Stephen C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is totally pointless. I practice Buddhism and if I never got out of bed, how could I possibly create value in my life?
2006-11-03 13:08:17 · answer #6 · answered by Laura 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The ultimate in fear of commitment. There comes a time when possibilities become effectively meaningless unless there is a way of manifesting them.
2006-11-04 20:52:26 · answer #7 · answered by teary chocolate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
his mental possibilities would be endless but he would achieve nothing. he needs to get out of bed and enjoy life
2006-11-03 13:15:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds more like delusional thinking brought on by sensory deprivation, dehydration and starvation
2006-11-03 13:28:08 · answer #9 · answered by william john l 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
with access to communication his possibilities are infinite, however the experence of those opprtunities would not be realised only by interaction and human contact can you get the experience of life.
LF
2006-11-03 22:46:00 · answer #10 · answered by lefang 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋