If Someone Gave You An Envelope That Said When You Were Going To Die Would You Open It? Why Or Why Not?

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Keith Old Profile
Keith Old answered
G'day Sunshine,

Thank you for your question.

Unless there was a clear and present danger, I would prefer not to know. Besides, they would generally have no way of knowing when I was going to die.

Regards
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Sunshine2u
Sunshine2u commented
Hello Keithold! So nice to see you again! Loved you on AB and am thrilled to find you here.
I do know that I wouldnt open it and also I wouldnt want to know if a doctor had bad news of a disease that would do me in with no hope of medicines that would help.
Thanks so much for your answer...and once again its nice to see you!
And by the way do you know if they are not going to give you points for Q&As on this site? If I give a thumbs up does it help the persons rating? I sure hope so. ☼
Jan Davis Profile
Jan Davis answered
I would open it, and then ignore it.  How could someone tell you when you were going to die?  Even a Dr that has diagnosed you with a terminal illness can give his best guess based on your condition and the state of your health, but he can't say exactly when and at what exact day you will die.  If I was an overly anxious person, that worried to excess, I would not open it.  The reason for that would not be because it would be true, but it could cause a great deal of anxiety and un-necessary worry in a person.  I personally think only God knows exactly when we will die.  Unless the envelope was from God, I would not worry about it, and I don't think he is sending out envelopes at this time with our expiration dates.
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Sunshine2u
Sunshine2u commented
Soooooo true! I love your answer and everything you have said makes so much sence. Thank you Jdavis4 for such an honest and thought out answer.:)
Christine NZ Profile
Christine NZ answered
Assuming some miracle where the contents of the envelope was in fact true .... I'm of a mixed mind in this case.
On one hand, I wouldnt want to know, because I tend to get depressed easily and that sort of news would certainly put a huge downer (other than the obvious!) on my remaining time and I'd have one heck of a time making the most of that time i had left. I'd have a hard time not curling up in my bed in depressive state and wasting precious time.
On the other hand, it would be beneficial, in that I would (hopefully) have time to de-clutter my life and do a few of the things on my bucket list, while ensuring everything is in order so that my kids and cats were taken care of afterwards.
See ~ mixed mind.
P.S  I'm also a procrastinator and therefore hate making decisions without heaps of research  and consideration of possible outcomes LoL!
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Sunshine2u
Sunshine2u commented
I am so much like you on this Silentpurr! I sure Am Glad that we will never have to face something like this.
I Thank you so much for all your time you spent on answering my question. You gave me such a detailed answer and once again these are my thoughts too! Thank you so much Friend!
Anonymous Profile
Anonymous answered
No, because it would be a hoax.
Wiz Profile
Wiz answered
"Cowards die many times before their death; The valiant only taste of death but once." - Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare.
I shall tear up the unopened envelope, and consign it to the flames.

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