How would you react if you were told you had 2 years left to live?
and unrelated to that...
How would you feel if it came to your knowledge you were a true chimera, genes from two siblings grown together to just one body?
I probably wouldn't change much if I was told I would die in two years. From my understanding, all your debts are nullified when you die. Or something like that. I guess it would make me less anxious. A tad bit.
And regarding the chimera issue, it would actually answer many questions. For example, why I can see good with one eye, but the other one is blurry.
I would move to the Greek Islands.
The Island Where People Forget to Die
One day in 1976, Moraitis felt short of breath. Climbing stairs was a chore; he had to quit working midday. After X-rays, his doctor concluded that Moraitis had lung cancer. As he recalls, nine other doctors confirmed the diagnosis. They gave him nine months to live. He was in his mid-60s.
Six months came and went. Moraitis didn’t die. Instead, he reaped his garden and, feeling emboldened, cleaned up the family vineyard as well. Easing himself into the island routine, he woke up when he felt like it, worked in the vineyards until midafternoon, made himself lunch and then took a long nap. In the evenings, he often walked to the local tavern, where he played dominoes past midnight. The years passed. His health continued to improve. He added a couple of rooms to his parents’ home so his children could visit. He built up the vineyard until it produced 400 gallons of wine a year. Today, three and a half decades later, he’s 97 years old — according to an official document he disputes; he says he’s 102 — and cancer-free.
"How would you react if you were told you had 2 years left to live?"
I wouldn't have to worry about the future anymore and I'd be able to get rid of my stress.
"How would you feel if it came to your knowledge you were a true chimera, genes from two siblings grown together to just one body?"
I don't know.
by SensitiveSoulHow would you react if you were told you had 2 years left to live?
Assuming I believe it, that would be shitty news. I wouldn't change much in my life though. Try to repay some people who have helped me throughout life. Maybe leave at least one kid to carry on my blood after I'm gone. I'd also pick up smoking.
and unrelated to that...
How would you feel if it came to your knowledge you were a true chimera, genes from two siblings grown together to just one body?
I'd say "oh that's cool", and live on as before.
A.) Pack up my essential belongings and head to Alaska. Try to spend the rest of my days understanding myself and past decisions. Once I'm content with that i'll visit the ones that were close to me one more time, might even give the lady a visit. Move back to Alaska to die on my own terms, alone and at peace
B.) It would make me a little more skeptical about that voice in the back of my mind.
"How would you react if you were told you had 2 years left to live?"
That depends on who told me.
"How would you feel if it came to your knowledge you were a true chimera, genes from two siblings grown together to just one body?"
I mean... that knowledge wouldn't really change who I am and what I experienced up to that point.