Kmh1956 From Bermuda, joined Jun 2005, 3324 posts, RR: 8 Posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1810 times:
I was looking at some old posts, and there was one about member's signatures from May of this year. One (from ORDRyan28) said "What would you attempt if you knew you couldn't fail?" I thought this was a fascinating question, so I thought I'd throw it out to the membership. I've been thinking about this for ages, and I haven't come up with anything yet...
So, gang....
What WOULD you do if you knew you couldn't fail?
'Somebody tell me why I'm on my own if there's a soulmate for everyone' :Natasha Bedingfield
TZ757300 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 2836 posts, RR: 7 Reply 1, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1804 times:
B747forever From United States of America, joined exactly 6 years ago today! , 16574 posts, RR: 11 Reply 2, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1804 times:
SW733 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 6072 posts, RR: 10 Reply 3, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1796 times:
My answer...hmm....flying? Lame, I know, and not some stupid "go to the airport, wait in line, get on plane, eat 3 peanuts, fly 4 hours with 21" pitch, land at crappy airport" style, but really FLY...like a bird.
Kmh1956 From Bermuda, joined Jun 2005, 3324 posts, RR: 8 Reply 4, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1797 times:
I came up with several, some personal, some societal....
How about develop cures for cancer, Aids, diabetes.....restore the Concorde program (but affordable)...? Make racism a thing of the past?
On a personal note...enjoy a committed relationship..
B747forever From United States of America, joined exactly 6 years ago today! , 16574 posts, RR: 11 Reply 5, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1786 times:
Atrude777 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5613 posts, RR: 54 Reply 12, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1705 times:
Get My Hearing Back, and do all the things I couldn't do because I am Deaf.
Alex
Good things come to those who wait, better things come to those who go AFTER it!
Duff44 From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 1723 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 1660 times:
Dc9northwest From Romania, joined Feb 2007, 1735 posts, RR: 4 Reply 17, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 1652 times:
Lots and lots of stuff... But not many things I wouldn't do if I could without being sure of a positive outcome... In fact I can't think of any.
I don't think it's as interesting if one knows one cannot fail. It'd be nice in some circumstances, surely... But more often than not, it's really quite useless to know.
I know one thing I wouldn't do if I knew I'd not fail: Kill myself.
Bok269 From United States of America, joined May 2007, 2105 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 1611 times:
You should do it then. There is almost no way failing to play the lottery.
As for myself, if I knew I could not fail, I would go WINNING the bloody lottery...
Seriously, I don't find the question overly fascinating. If the plan includes something beyond the laws of physics, it would be more like "what would you do if you had a free wish".
But if this wish is possible within the laws of physics, then you should go for it. Failing is an essential part of life. If you refrain from doing something just because think you may fail, then you have failed already before you even started.
ShyFlyer From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 24, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 1577 times:
Quoting Kmh1956 (Reply 21): Aren't you a bit young to have given up on that already?
Actually, yes. Though saying I've "given up " is a bit of a stretch. I'm just taking a break of indefinite length at the moment.
25 SkyGirl: oh lets see, I would learn to fly, find a cure for cancer, go skydiving, and then I might try dating again as well. And something else, but I'm not su
26 Falstaff: Why would you give that up? I keep screwing that up and keep trying again. One of these days I'll get it right. If I could go back to high school wit
27 SkyGirl: Ok, I'm not giving up, I'm just going to take a week long hiatus from dating. I have some of the most pathetic breakup stories ever. Seriously. You w
28 Bok269: Tell that to FLAIRPORT...not that he would take the advice.
29 Bok269: Tell that to FLAIRPORT...not that he would take the advice. As for me...the cheerleaders at my school leave a lot to be desired...
30 Falstaff: Lets hear one... I'll tell everyone a good one. Three years ago I was dating a woman who told me that she said she would never date a man with a stat
31 SkyGirl: Here's the top of the list right here. The guy I had been with for 2 years decided to propose to me, but I had been feeling odd about the relationship
32 Falstaff: My mom went out with a guy in 1968, who took her to her senior prom (he graduated the year earlier). Four days later he married another woman, that h
33 BCAInfoSys: Skygirl - If it makes you feel any better - my Mom was engaged to this guy back in the day. She met my Dad during this period while on a Braniff 707 a
34 Foppishbum: Blah, I don't have many breakups but it takes me 1+ year to get over them...just reaching the 6 month halfway mark with my ex-bf and I'm still not ov
35 HAWK21M: I'll have a big "Things to do " list to accomplish regds MEL
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But not many things I wouldn't do if I could without being sure of a positive outcome... In fact I can't think of any.
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