I am watching "Last Holiday"?

Question

Disclaimer - GWS is my usual stomping ground, which explains (I hope) why it's in this category.

You know, the one with Queen Latifah and she is given one month to live so she lives it up? And it got me thinking...

What would you do if you found out you only had one month to live?
Do you think you would laugh more, love more, and quit being so afraid?

I'm sure this question has been asked before. But really think about it.
What would you take a chance on doing that you wouldn't think you'd ever do? And why would it take you dying to do it?

Answer 1

With one month left to live, I'd definitely say all the things I'd wanted to say to people that I'd never had the guts to say.
I'd write letters to my kids for them when they are older.
Try to make as many happy memories as I could for family and friends left behind.
And probably spend the rest of my time S***ing myself

Answer 2

Find myself a nice pornstar willing to be rented out through cash/sympathy pleas. Platinum blonde preferably. Large breasts. Week one.

Finish working on a few writing projects. Like 18 hours of work a day. Week two.

Take a trip around the world. France, Egypt, China, Australia, Great Barrier Reef. Bring family and a select few friends along. That should take me about 12 days. (Yes, I know it's like 2 days per location, but I will sightsee from morning to night).

Two more days of dare-devil activities: bungee jumping, sky-diving, hot-air balloon ride... 2 more days.

Spend the remaining time with my friends and family. Look through all of my photo albums one more time. Give half my money to my family, the rest to charity.

Then say farewell.

Answer 3

To be quite honest I think I would do all of the self-destructive, dare-devil things I could do for that month. Once you remove the fear of death, what is the incentive to not do these things.

The ultimate flaw in life is that we normally don't have any indication of when we are going to die, and that our nature is preprogrammed to plan ahead for our futures (some more short sighted than others, but I digress).

Remove that flaw and suddenly the things that we view as self-destructive and dare devilish are no longer toys for our fantasies, but become real possibilitites. If you know you're going to be dead in a month anyway, why not? You're going to die in the near future anyway, you might as well be doing the most self-gratifying things that you have ever imagined. Abuse the knowledge of when you're going to die as a catalyst to ensure that you have done everything that you've ever dreamed about.

For me, those are mostly self-destructive and dare-devil fantasies, for someone else it's the "grand vacation", the "great romance", etc.

Answer 4

I loved that movie. Queen Latifah is awesome - she is talented in so many different areas. :-)

What would I do? Exactly what I'm doing now. That is, absorbing every second of my children's day-to-day growth. Except, I'd make my hubby take a leave of absense from work, so we could all be together. We'd take the kids to the zoo, read poetry out loud to each other at night, blow bubbles with the toddlers in the backyard..... Plus, I'd write long letters to each of my kids with advice and words of love for them.

Answer 5

To tell you the truth, if I found out I had only one month to live I'd have a f'ing nervous break down! I'd just lose it - I'd be severly depressed, and they'd have to put me on Xanax. After that I'd spend as much time as possible with all family and friends.

Answer 6

I would just be with my family, especially my grandmother...I would do all the naughty things and give everythign I own to the poor and homeless. Hopefully the doctor idnt make a mistake.

Answer 7

I wouldn't do anything differently than I'm doing now. This here is a nice life.

Answer 8

Buy as much stuff as i could and sit one my butt and watch TV then I would do the exciting stuff like rock climbing sky diving and bungee jumping.

Answer 9

I'll do crazy things!!!=)

Answer 10

idk i think i will be scared.