not including relatives or friends
2007-02-19 11:29:10 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
The Zen master Hakuin used to tell his students about an old woman who owned a tea shop in the village. She was skilled in the tea ceremony, Hakuin said, and her understanding of Zen was superb. Many students wondered about this and went to the village themselves to check her out. Whenever the old woman saw them coming, she could tell immediately whether they had come to experience the tea, or to probe her grasp of Zen. Those wanting tea she served graciously. For the others wanting to learn about her Zen knowledge, she hid until they approached her door and then attacked them with a fire poker. Only one out of ten managed to escape her beating.
2007-02-19 11:42:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would like to have lunch with any 3 really wealthy people, who have no children, friends, or relatives, the day they die, so I can convince them all to leave all of their money to me after I am born.
2007-02-26 11:20:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anpadh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming we would all have babel fish or some equivalent device.
Not Jesus or Socrates as meals with both of them are well documented.
a cromagnum man to ask what it was like before we started recording everything.
My Grampa.
and someone from the future to ask if we will make it.
2007-02-19 12:17:25 · answer #3 · answered by H. Hornblower 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walt Disney- Because he was incredibly talented and intelligent.
Jesus Christ-Because that would be interesting.
Eleanor Roosevelt or Princess Diana-Because they were both very caring people who did many great things for others.
2007-02-19 11:34:38 · answer #4 · answered by buzzin'07 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roy Rogers /Dale Evans -- to finally know how difficult it was to keep faith when you lose your child. How is was to adopt so many children and all about their faith in God.
Martha Washington (Pres. Washington's wife)...I want the scoop on the late President. What was he like...did being the first president go to his head? Did he really wear false (wooden) teeth and why?
I want to say Jesus; however He'll clue me in on all things when my soul goes to Him. So.................
Lee Harvey Oswald -- I want the truth from him about the shooting of JFK...If he didn't do it ....then, who did? Where did Jack Ruby fit in with all of this? How much did you get paid to plant yourself in the Dallas Book Depository?
2007-02-24 12:04:36 · answer #5 · answered by missellie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
King David, Alcibiades, Erwin Rommel. Reason: to question them, of course.
2007-02-19 12:54:56 · answer #6 · answered by Baron VonHiggins 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Robert Heinlein - to ask him where he got his research material. Epicurus - because he sounds like the smartest of the Platonic philosophy scholars. Fatty Arbuckle - "Jesus H. Christ, you used a ****ing COKE BOTTLE? Wow!"
2007-02-19 11:50:06 · answer #7 · answered by knight2001us 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(Jackie Kennedy, good speaker)
Leonardo DiVinci, want to follow him around and watch everything he does)
George Washington. Want to know his thoughts, and what he was thinking during the revolutionary war.
2007-02-26 11:10:48 · answer #8 · answered by JBWPLGCSE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1, Abraham Lincoln. re. his abolishing of slavery deed.
2. Napoleon. because he instituted the laws...
3. Ataturk -- great leader of turkey.
2007-02-19 11:42:39 · answer #9 · answered by s t 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first one is Shakespeare i want to ask him why almost all his works are tragic even comedies have a glimpse of sadness. the second one is Cleopatra to ask her why did u kill Ur self no man in earth deserves to kill Ur self for his sake. and finally Frankenstein to ask him what was Ur aim behind manufactUring ur monster.
2007-02-24 01:24:07 · answer #10 · answered by dina d 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋