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[unij]

Just a random question that I'm curious about:

Say you were given an object that represented your lifespan. An hourglass, a clock, a candle, whatever. Not only does that object represent how much time you have, but if anything should happen to it, you could die.

Would you want to keep it, or give it back?

I think that the answer could say a lot about a person, but I dunno.

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[aviekokyre.livejournal.com]

... So this person that would give me the object in the first place, if I gave it back, could I trust the object to be safe? Or would I be risking that person destroying it and killing me?

That was the first thing that came to mind before any debate about whether or not I'd keep it.

That probably says something about me right there...

[universejuice.livejournal.com]

That's the point. Do you trust this other person, being, whatever, with your life, or do you take it into your own hands?

[aviekokyre.livejournal.com]

I'd still have to know who this other person/being/thing/whatever is first of all. This person already had my life as an object in their hands. I am being offered this object. I can accept or refuse the offer. That stays the same no matter who this person is based on your entry.

My thought process would then be different depending on that person. A benevolent being, malicious being, god, demon, angel, Spin, guy down the street, Tanaka, my mom, strange fortune teller half a country away, Derek, Derrick, a fuzzy bunny, Godzilla, Great Fairy from Zelda, the president, and so on...

If I felt the person would harm the object, I'd take it. If I felt the person wouldn't hurt it, then I'd start the debate on whether I'd be better suited to hold on to it. Could the person protect it better than me? Would it be a burden to the person? Why would the person do so? Is it the person's job?

I'm not getting to the part of knowing my lifespan or anything. I'm still thinking about this person.

... Actually, whether or not I'd believe that object was my life in the first place would also be dependent on that person.

[universejuice.livejournal.com]

What if, say, the object was left on your doorstep, with just a note explaining what it was, and you could choose to accept or reject it?

You totally make valid points, I'm just curious.

[aviekokyre.livejournal.com]

I'd still question if that object was in fact connected to my life or a silly joke. I think I would bring it in the house, regardless on whether or not I believed it because why the would I leave anything on the doorstep like that? (assuming the object doesn't look like a bomb or camera, but something safe)

I might stick it on the table by the front door for a while then put it on top of my bookcase or something. I may peek a glance at it from time to time to see if anything changed, like the note said. Only if I saw a change that couldn't be explained by some natural force (e.g. water evaporating), then I might believe that the object was in fact connected to me.

By that time, that would make it seem like I accepted, huh? In truth, I'd still be too concerned with the origin of the object and whether or not I believed it. My first thought would be to not believe it.