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Good questions, indeed. Aka: Another English Entry
Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2002 - 00:58
I know, I know. I said, that I wanted to restrict my English entries to one only. But it is late at night, sleep is something that doesn`t come easy these days (for reasons I cannot go into here), and Klabauter just came up with a very interesting project.
See, she obviously has this book. The Book of Questions. And it is full of questions. (Who would have thought that?) And she intends to answer them on her website in the future.
Now I don`t have this book. Nor have I ever heard of it before. But I really like the idea of posing yourself these questions and trying to come up with satisfying answers. I am curious. It is late. I need something to do. Something other than watching episode after episode of "Buffy the vampire slayer"... I want to know how I answer to the Book of Questions.
So I searched the web. I learned, that there is a screensaver-version of the book somewhere. But where? At Amazon.com I was able to find a few sample pages from The Book of Questions, and I intend to answer some of those questions here and now. Because I can´t sleep. And since the book is written in English, so will be my answers.
Thanks to Klabauter for giving me the idea. I really hope you don`t mind me copying it. And to all other readers out there: Maybe you too want to give it a shot. Let me know what your answers were.
Do you believe in ghosts or evil spirits? Would you be willing to spend a night alone in a remote house that is supposedly haunted?
No and no. And I am aware of that not being very logical, thank you. See, I do not believe in ghosts. Not that I am such a down-to-earth - person. But I am easily scared when it is late and so I just refuse to accept the possibility that there might be ghosts. It`s a bit like the little child in bed, that pulled it`s blanket over it`s head to make the monsters disappear. Just refuse to see them, maybe they`ll go away.
And I wouldn`t want to spend the night in a "haunted" house either, for obvious reasons. Heck, I nearly died while watching Blair Witch Project for the first time. A haunted house... Well, I suppose I wouldn´t stand the night in there with just some blankets to cover me... But I think you will get a very different answer, if you asked my grandmother these very questions. Veerrry different answer, indeed.
If you could spend one year in perfect happiness but afterward would remember nothing of the experience would you do so? If not, why not?
Sure I would. Absolutly. You do offer me one year in perfect happiness, after which I am back where I am now? Without the memory of the year, so I wouldn`t even be aware of the great loss? Where is the hook?? I am pretty sure that I would be kicking and screaming by the time the year draws to an end, but until then - dolce vita!
Oh, and if you could send somebody during these last weeks who prevents me from commiting suicide, that would be very kind...
You discover your wonderful one-year-old child is, because of a mixup at the hospital, not yours. Would you want to exchange the child to try to correct the mistake?
No way! I would never give away the child. But I wouldn`t want to let go of the other one, as well. If this situation were to happen to me, I would have two children from then on. One that lives with me, and another that I hope to visit as often as it`s "parents" allow.
Do you think that the world will be a better or a worse place 100 years from now?
Worse, no doubt about that. I am a pessimist by nature. Just take a look at the daily news: Wars, pollution, crime, poisoned food, diseases, over-population, ecological collapse... Does anyone really believe, that it can get better from this?
That`s all for now. Maybe I will get some more questions sometime in the future. It was fun.
