What do you think about the idea of knowing when you will die?

Booklover35 · Post by **Booklover35** » 09 Mar 2018, 11:41

I believe that there is a reason for everything that takes place in life. I definitely don't think I would want to know when I will die. I definitely agree with the comment that it can be very dangerous. There are some things in life that we aren't meant to know. The time of our death is one of them.

Cutema2 · Post by **Cutema2** » 09 Mar 2018, 12:10

I feel like you shouldn't know when you die because you might start getting worry and scared. But then you will not spend you normally days again

Pranee_perera · Post by **Pranee_perera** » 09 Mar 2018, 12:25

i dont like to know the date i die because it will upset my whole apple cart and it will disturb me throughout my day to day work which will make me sick and i will die early before the day.

Ogunsakin sunday · Post by **Ogunsakin sunday** » 09 Mar 2018, 13:07

To me it doesn't look that super because a ready study has no fear for examination and moreover Death a necessary end that will come when it will. I will just have the chance to bud farewell.

stacie k · Post by **stacie k** » 09 Mar 2018, 13:24

qsusan wrote: ↑02 Mar 2018, 07:08 My feelings are summarised in the statement
"Knowledge bred incidence even as it protected us from incidence."
- (a personal quote from me)

Knowing allows us to shield against known dangers but the mere act of knowing creates even more dangers. This is why Adam and Eve were cast out of the Garden of Eden after they ate of the fruit of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Because they knew, they could sin. If i am colour-blind and I say red is green, have I told a lie? No. Why? Because I do not know.
Knowing changes things. However, I think the message of this book is not to fear knowledge but to be aware that all knowledge is a two sided sword- it can protect but it can also harm- and to guard accordingly.

I'm glad you referenced Adam and Eve. I agree that their story is applicable to the question at hand. Just as they crossed the boundary that God had set and ate from the tree in an effort to be like Him and to know what He does, we would once again be crossing bounds by seeking knowledge and independence from Him. All our lives we struggle with this pull towards dependence on self, and this type of technology would provide an even stronger temptation, even until our final days. Instead, we ought to live with the perspective that life is fleeting and seek wisdom to live each day that we are granted purposefully for what really matters.

YWait · Post by **YWait** » 09 Mar 2018, 13:35

I'm a pragmatist, and also, have never met anyone more disorganized than me. Knowing I had a deadline within which I needed to get my affairs in order would be the most loving act I could do for my family.

Jfoust1988 · Post by **Jfoust1988** » 09 Mar 2018, 14:27

I think it would be liberating and devastating at the same time. I don't know if it would be a good thing. Some would throw caution to the wind while others would over think the inevitable.

lavellan · Post by **lavellan** » 09 Mar 2018, 14:58

I think the idea is a bit implausible. For cancer diagnoses, doctors give patients a time-range of how much they have left to live. This range isn’t always accurate and people may die soon or later than what was expected. That leads me to be skeptic of how an exact number could be given to people. I feel that knowing when you will die is a polarized topic. While it may give some people time to arrange their affairs, it could cause others extreme anxiety.

Dawnisha Hall · Post by **Dawnisha Hall** » 09 Mar 2018, 17:50

I Can indeed tell u it's a feeling that no one will understand I have An opportunity to know an individual who know they are dying but just don't know the time or month or year The dr told I'm he will never see 51but God is good the thought of a scientist tech can tell you'll die in ten days what would you do I CANTELL U THAT BUT I DO KNOW THEIR IS PROBABLY A FEAR OF DOUBTRAGE anger and helpless would be the feeling but at the same time you would probably be eager and excited to do whatever u can do to enjoy those last days this book was really GOOD...

Penny Lee · Post by **Penny Lee** » 09 Mar 2018, 20:20

There is something intriguing about the idea of knowing when you will die. I personally think it would motivate me to make the most of the time I had left, and to accomplish all that I wanted to do without procrastinating. On the other hand, how does one ever feel that they have done enough to provide for those they will leave behind? Perhaps it's for the best that we don't know when our time will come.

mperdue101 · Post by **mperdue101** » 09 Mar 2018, 20:26

I find this topic very difficult to grasp. The reason I say this, is because I’m 50/50. A part of me has always wanted to know exactly how much time I had on this Earth. If I knew, I could make sure I lived every last second of it the way that I wanted. Alternatively, in that same breath, I feel that I should be living that way no matter what. I also feel anxious when thinking about my death. What if I found out it was tomorrow? Would I spend that time worrying? Would I do the things I wanted to do? Honesty, I don’t know how I would react to it. However, I would love to read a book that depicts those thoughts and actions.

NL Hartje · Post by **NL Hartje** » 10 Mar 2018, 00:30

Ugg, originally I say yes, I would want to personally know. Being a "planner" I feel like I would hit the ground running with timeline in hand.

After further introspection though...I guess I say no, I would not want to know. I'm certain that without the "fear" of today being my last day, I wouldn't take the time to be kind. Knowing that I would have another day to mend hurt feelings etc, I could easily see myself discounting others' feelings or forgetting to say my "I love you"s.

drunyan · Post by **drunyan** » 10 Mar 2018, 02:37

I would want to know. Not because I wanted to do things on my bucket list. But to spend time with the people who are close to me.

I don't remember who originally said this: Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all. If you can only remember me with tears, then don't remember me at all.

HedgeWitch · Post by **HedgeWitch** » 10 Mar 2018, 03:58

That is one of the most hardest questions to answer. It would be nice to know how many days you have left, but then I wouldn't be happy. I would be rushed trying to fit in as many things and time with my family as I could. Then do you take care of all your affairs before you die or do you leave it up to the family afterwards. Then there is not knowing and you could die suddenly or violently. Then it's hard on everyone else even more because then I wouldn't get to say goodbye.

If I had to choose myself, I would want to know. This way I could help with last minute affairs. I would spend time with my husband and kids. I'd tell them I love them and to be strong. Give them advice for the future and tell them to make the best choices they could by following their heart. The main thing is I would I would get to say goodbye. You also get to see their pain and suffering from them loosing you. In return you give them love to get them through.

vinodsai · Post by **vinodsai** » 10 Mar 2018, 06:02

I don't think I want to know about my final days. It will only make everything worse for me. I don't want to spend counting time. I would love to spend my final days with my family.