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if you only had one more day to live, with an unlimited budget, what would you do?
What are the top most priorities in people's lives if they have just one day to live? This opens up some very interesting possibilities and gleans into the human psychology. In today's highly networked and globally connected world, I wonder what the answers would be from people of different countries, cultures and diversities. I don't want to say what kind of answers I want and pollute the conversation. Just answer this question and encourage others to do the same.
gale kooser 20+
Colleen Steen 500+
Set up organizations to facilitate ALL people in our world having clean drinking water, food, and shelter.
Raam Anand
adesh saxena 10+
Shall make a list of all whom I love and shall note down their geographical locations ,Their material essential needs ,Hire a supersonic jet ,a crew and write out a loving last message ,then spend my last day meeting each and every one
i have loved ,or messed up my relationship with ,share money and give my message to all for them to keep ,let them click pictures if they want ,My husband and kids i am sure will want to be with me the whole day ...so it will be our best day together ...wow i am excited wish this cld be for real !!!! Dr Mitra Saxena W/O Dr Adesh Saxena
Raam Anand
adesh saxena 10+
reine des violettes
I would set up the building and provision of good quality schools and higher education throughout Africa, India, and all the developing or proverty stricken areas. I would set up subsidies and multiple scholarships.
I would instigate the design and execution of 'Small Cities' all over the world that were environmently sound, and beautiful.
I would finance all 'ethical banks' (as they are known here) - with micro loans and promotion of local and socially helpful initiatives, and expand or clone this banking sector. I would promote local self-reliance and stable communities at every turn.
I would Discourage travel and transport expansion, but focus development for instance on rural branch lines, and seek to reduce noise and air pollution.
I would dismantle the NHS asap, and set up a system similar perhaps to France etc, to put the patient back in control of their care. I would retrain all nurses and care assistants with the priority for empathy, psychology and emotional intelligence - and improve their working conditions.
I would set up or build Care Villages for the elderly...everywhere.
I would finance many good, smaller charities that are already set up and running with good ideas.
I would finance lots of TED people with their great ideas-worth-sharing...
I would start a campaign to grow roses in every front garden in every house or building in every city all over the world. The Rose would be a symbol of Rosa Mundi....what we all have in common, not our differences.
Well, that's for starters. I'll continue with what's left of my Day......
Raam Anand
reine des violettes
I will be spreading my idea of the Rose soon...
george lockwood 20+
peter lindsay 30+
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Raam Anand
W. Ying 10+
Thanks.
I think invalid happiness causes all kinds of evil (greed, inequality, wars. environment crisis, .... human self-extinction).
It prevents keeping our DNA alive ---- the goal of life.
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PS
Sorry，I wrongly deleted my original comment of
“Spend all the money to make people know what the invalid (ineffective, untrue, unreal) happiness is".
(For INVALID (ineffective) happiness, see the 1st article, points 1-3, 14, at https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=D24D89AE8B1E2E0D&id=D24D89AE8B1E2E0D%21283&sc=documents)