Out of the universe of magic, a fairy pops up in front of you. She can grant you the wish of eternal life, but not without certain...problems. You can refuse and she will find someone else, though.
What will you do?
Also, in case "life forever" is misleading: Of course you could end your existance freely, any time, and physical violence could "end" you as well, but you will never age, become ill, or die of natural causes.
What will you do?
Also, in case "life forever" is misleading: Of course you could end your existance freely, any time, and physical violence could "end" you as well, but you will never age, become ill, or die of natural causes.
The thought of living forever does not appeal to me at all. It'd be fun to live a couple hundred years in good health so I could learn as much as I wanted to about the world with a broad and workable time limit, but I have a feeling that if I were to exist long enough, human nature would sadden me. I already have the knowledge that human nature never changes, and what people are talking about today are what people have been talking about for centuries, but I don't want to see that in practice.
I'd end up being in the corner screaming "YOU GUYS ARE MAKING THE SAME MISTAKES OVER AND OVER AGAIN, ARE YOU RETARDED!?". After all, if I were to try to revolutionize human thought, I'd certainly be assassinated. There goes my friggin long life.
I know lying is necessary sometimes, but I'm sick of dishonesty. And I hate it when I'm a hypocrite. Usually when people ask my opinion I'm honest anyway, so it's not a drastic change. I actually think I would like it, although I know others wouldn't. I've already had people tell me to stop being so honest, at least in "real" life.
Although, sometimes you really do need to lie:/. Hmm...this is difficult!
HMMM !!!!
Then I'll have paws like my friend Clara;D! I choose that one.
Paw-a-cake, paw-a-cake, baker's cat.
Bake me a cake as fast as all that;
Pat it and prick it and mark it with Zee,
Put it in the oven for Ziggy and me.
:D
P.S. To anyone reading, no your bum doesn't look big. It's exquisite!
That starts in work, where "I don't want to do what you are asking me for" turns to "I'm very busy but i'll look into it if possible later", continues to family "No grandma, actually i feel bothered by you calling every couple days, and i don't want to come to dinner on friday because i prefer going out with friends" to your mentioned "Your new hairstyle is awful, you should sue the stylist, and yes, those pants make your ass look fat"...right down to "Yeah, darling, i was looking at this other guys bottoms because i just imagined what it would be like to have hot, passionate sex with him".
Take specific note that people that WANT answers will ask in a way that will make it obvious if you try dodging the question(at least those close to you that figured out you are incapable of lying), or can always re-word the question after you managed to evade it...
Like, it's a totally valid option and certainly one that one can work with, but i wouldn't want you guys to make/see it more "lightly" than it is...
Oh well, personally, i would probably be an eternal child. Yeah, not gonna be taken serious a lot, but there's also plenty of jobs that don't need direct human interaction :)
My problem is that I'm capable of lying. If I was incapable of it, I do believe my life would be easier and things I get accused of could be cleared up just by me saying "No" to a direct question.
And I think people would have to come to respect the danger of someone who always tells the truth and be very careful what they ask (and also what they tell). I'm good at holding other people's secrets and I wouldn't want to be in a position where I was forced to give secrets away. As long as I could say, "I don't want to tell you that" as an answer to a question.
To help others keep face, and to keep ours. The complete inability to maintain this social facade/structure would be close to certain mental illnesses/disabilities, and, most certainly, alienate the person from the rest of society to a certain degree.
The fact it's not your fault doesn't exactly "change" people's views...it's not a mentally handicapped persons fault either, but they are not exactly the most preferred social company.
Ah well, the curse of having too little space for the answers.
As said, i see it as a valid option(wouldn't have put it otherwise) but i'm a bit surprised it's, at the time of writing, more than double as popular as the other options combined.
But maybe it's just me, and other people think they could arrange themselves better that way :) Not my place to judge i guess *shrug* Then i simply failed with the options given.
You make a good point about a confirmed truth-teller becoming a social pariah. I think there's a danger that could happen.
Perhaps the people who chose that option consider they are more honest than they actually are. I've seen a couple of polls about other things and it's very clear that people think they are more intelligent than they are, more important than they are, but also significantly less attractive than they are. We're an odd community. :)
Everybody else still knows about you, but to your significant other, or family, or nora, you never existed.
Also, as said, violance can still kill you. If you try robbing a bank and get shot...game over.
In my country, rape charges go with medical examinations, which will confirm her, and maybe they will even find genetic material of you(skin, hair, ...).
If she wakes up the next day and doesn't remember anything, they will blame it on some psychological trauma and continue investigations. Maybe you would not get sentenced, but you sure as hell will spend quote some time locked up during their work. And if this happens repeatedly...well...
I have no idea what a mickey is.
Also, don't forget that you have to LIKE the person. Just finding her pretty will not be enough. So in your case, i also guess you will sooner or later commit a crime against a "border" person, who you not REALLY like, but just believe you do...leading to her remembering everything just fine.
The rule doesn't say in what way do you suppose to like this person, which leaves it open for interpretation, a man can like a woman just for her looks, its usually getting to know her that makes him stop liking her. You get rid of all your body hair and make sure you always use a condom, dispose of the condom afterwards. Also be sure that nobody seen you near her. Its all a matter of careful planing, and when you live forever you got time for that.
If you just find her looks good, then she's PRETTY. You don't like the person, you find her beautiful.
What, you'd "like" a total bitch, completely idiotic and moronic, because she looks pretty? Nah, i left "like" open on purpose, but don't try to twist it too far.
You can judge people by their looks, great, you can find them interesting from a few words, sure. But to _LIKE_ someone, you need to know a little more about them then just "cute boobs".
As for getting rid of body hair and using a condom, well, if she fights back, there may well be skin particles under her nails, actually all over the place. There's also a good chance that she may hurt you, verbally or physically, in a way that turns your "like" into hatred, disgust, or pure sadism...meaning she won't forget you or what you did.
If you are talking about removing all evidence including the victim, then you have no benefit except more time, which may, in some countries, turn into a negative. If they find you guilty and give you 170 years of prison, you will actually be in prison for that time...
I've always wondered what a man who had lived for ages would have to say.