Suppose that a famous billionaire told you, "I will give you a $50 million mansion with the latest technology, appliances, gadgets, and toys for you and your family, but only if you now give me your house and all its contents (furniture, toys, photo albums, family heirlooms, etc.), for me to demolish and burn up. Do you agree to this deal?"
What would you say?
2007-06-17 09:21:31 · 23 answers · asked by Bill W 【ツ】 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
a) Agree to the deal
b) Sell mansion ASAP, for half price if necesary
c) Move into a small condo while pocketing $25 million
d) Put $22 million into low-risk bonds and stocks and such. A 2.5% return and I'm making over half a million per year.
e) Put $3 million in the bank
f) Quit my job and work full time in a non-profit area or possibly in the pro-life movement. THe latter is actually kind of a dream of mine
g) Be content with the fact regardless of other constraints, I will at least be able to financially afford to have a large family someday.
Considering that (f) and (g) and two of the most important things to me, I'd do that in an instant.
2007-06-17 18:05:37 · answer #1 · answered by JK Nation 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Because in my house lye the memories of my mother. The mother I used to love so dearly....and now is gone. I wish I knew how....but I do not.
And no because in my house lyes the glass wheelchair with an old glass man sitting on it with a smile and waving hi.
Do you know why I'd give up riches for that little thing. Because the man that gave me that lives beside me. He is 57 years old and has Cereberal Palsy. He's going to die soon. I have gotten so close to him over these past months. And last month, when we found out that he only had three more months to go, Mr. DeHetern gave me thtat glass toy. He said he had made it when he was a young boy. So he could look at it when he got older and see if he;d made himself right.
He did.
So, I would never give up the memories of my mother who I do not on where she has gone. Or the glass toy of the man that still has a smile on his face even though he know when he'll die.
I love you mother.
I love you Mr. DeHetern.
2007-06-17 14:35:54 · answer #2 · answered by Stargirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Way! All I have left of my family is photos, heirlooms and memories.
I found out a long time ago that money may be nice to have, but it will not buy you happiness. I actually was happier when I was very poor and had to be creative in finding things to do that was free. I've found that hanging with your friends...laughing, playing games and joking around, spending time with your family...maybe watching old home movies, swimming at the local water hole and taking long walks with the one you love is way more valuable than anything money could buy.
2007-06-17 14:47:26 · answer #3 · answered by superdot 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never! A lot of the wonderful, and not so wonderful, possessions I own I've worked hard for! Some of my things were also gifts or inherited and the memories that go along with them are very dear to me! Some people say it's just stuff and the memories are inside my heart, but I don't completely agree. When I see the old penguin salt and pepper shakers that I got from my great grandmother, I know that she's still with me.
2007-06-17 09:28:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh, goodness...I would love to take that offer only if it came with the unencumbered deed to the mansion and it's contents....but first I would sneak out photos and some precious family heirlooms...okay, okay...maybe my answer is no..gosh, I am not sure, I would have to be put in that situation for real..I can only speculate b/c I can't know for sure how I would react..besides I have my family to consider and money isn't everything....yikes, I'm rambling ....
ummm btw..are you offering? lol
2007-06-17 09:27:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
This wouldn't just destroy everything materially but it would be like wiping out a life, a past, a history, everything I have built emotionally. A $50 mansion would never reimburse or compensate for what I have now. Money without any foundations, a life without a past ... I can't see any emotional satisfaction in that. Financial security sounds wonderful but not enough without emotional security. It's a deal I would have to sadly walk away from.
Polly
2007-06-17 09:56:32 · answer #6 · answered by pollyanna 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not really, it is more like this Democrat vs. Republican= Central Government control of your life to the smallest detail vs. personal responsibility. Also, I know a lot of Democrats who are wealthy outside of Hollywood. What you are spouting is the left wing mantra that has been around for decades.
2016-05-18 00:04:33 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Yes Yes (Since my house just recently burned I do not have any family heirlooms or photos left.)
2007-06-17 09:35:07 · answer #8 · answered by ♥♥♥♥ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
part of me wants to say "yes" because it is family & time spent that is important, not things....
the other part of me screams "NO" bc of some of the precious memories contained in my home - mainly photographs of loved ones who are gone, videos of my grandmother when she was vibrant & healthy, my grandparent's furniture.... things that hold those memories, i think of my son (who is 14), he did not know them as i did, the things they left behind are our connection to the past. i do not care about the modern things in this home (computer i am typing on now, furniture, STUFF), but there are some things that i would be sad to lose... things i would come back into a burning house to save.
i would have to say my answer is "no."
2007-06-17 10:07:50 · answer #9 · answered by cat 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Done Deal those material Items don't mean jack and I could use the money to feed a lot of starving children
2007-06-17 09:56:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋