If you were given an envelope with the time and date of your death inside, would you open it?

Nope. Would not. Even though I know "I should know better" ... it would still have an impact on my mind...so why do this to oneself? :)
 
No one can be given such a thing because no such thing exists. Unless one has enemies and the envelope comes from a hit man, and even if it did, even a hit man could be wrong. lol
 
If I trusted that it was true, I'd want to open it. But, I would never open it because I would highly doubt it was accurate, then I'd waste my precious moments on earth planning for it, doing things I wouldn't normally do, dreading the moment, etc. maybe all for nothing. So no, wouldn't open it.
 
I would not want to receive such an envelope but if I did, I would open it. Then I'm sure I'd be sorry I did, but I'm pretty sure I'd do it. :(

There is an envelope I would like to receive though. I just want to know who will die first, my husband or I? The reason I want to is so we coulf stop making life insurance payments on the one who goes first. That comes out to a lot of money. We both think I'll go first but not sure enough about it to cancel his insurance.
 
The questions assumption is that the information is true. I'm ready to go now. My grandson and wife are coming to live with me in August rent free to save for a house. A lot depends on how long I might live. Statistically, I have 7.5 "glorious" years ahead, or my head could crash on this keyboard any second. It would be good to know. What concerns me far more than the time of my death is the cause. Hoping for a cardiac arrest and drop on the floor.
For my age group, that's the #1 cause of death. :fingerscrossed:
 
I'd have to open it. There are too many projects I want to do around the house---repairs and improvements that would take a long time to finish. I'd want to know if it was a waste of time or not. And make sure the house is dusted and vacuumed the day before I go. :)
 
NancyNGA said:
I'd have to open it. There are too many projects I want to do around the house---repairs and improvements that would take a long time to finish. I'd want to know if it was a waste of time or not. And make sure the house is dusted and vacuumed the day before I go. :)
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I like the way you think. LOL! I'm ready so, going with the idea that in this hypothesis there's no way the results are inaccurate, I'd open it. There are a whole lot of people I want to make sure I get to slap the chit out of before I burn and get sprinkled about. :D
 
30 years ago, never. It would be tempting now. Not sure what I would do. Not going to happen though.

I've thought about people who died suddenly, if they had any feeling or something before it happened. I hear about traffic fatalities on the radio and think 'those poor people will never return home.'
 
It wouldn't bother me to know because I know I wouldn't live the rest of my life dreading the day. But I also know that I would use the information to manipulate people, so I wouldn't open it. That's how nice a guy I am.
 
Kitties said:
30 years ago, never. It would be tempting now. Not sure what I would do. Not going to happen though.

I've thought about people who died suddenly, if they had any feeling or something before it happened. I hear about traffic fatalities on the radio and think 'those poor people will never return home.'
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awww how sweet of you...I think that too, but I try and remember those who died suddenly it's just like going to sleep. When you go to sleep at night, you're 'not at home' and you don't miss it if you see what I mean....it's the people left behind that have the hardest time..

im answer to the question....nope I wouldn't open it...but I might let my daughter open it if she wanted to... so she could prepare herself for the fateful day...
 
Kitties said:
30 years ago, never. It would be tempting now. Not sure what I would do. Not going to happen though.

I've thought about people who died suddenly, if they had any feeling or something before it happened. I hear about traffic fatalities on the radio and think 'those poor people will never return home.'
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Yes, I know what you mean, we've had quite a few car deaths out this way recently, less than two weeks ago four young men celebrating one of their birthdays. Car slammed into tree split in half three died. Very sad, all 21 the birthday boy just turned 21 he survived the accident.
 
AprilT said:
I like the way you think. LOL! I'm ready so, going with the idea that in this hypothesis there's no way the results are inaccurate, I'd open it. There are a whole lot of people I want to make sure I get to slap the chit out of before I burn and get sprinkled about. :D
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hahahaha
 
hollydolly said:
awww how sweet of you...I think that too, but I try and remember those who died suddenly it's just like going to sleep. When you go to sleep at night, you're 'not at home' and you don't miss it if you see what I mean....it's the people left behind that have the hardest time..

im answer to the question....nope I wouldn't open it...but I might let my daughter open it if she wanted to... so she could prepare herself for the fateful day...
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Holly, I don't think I would do that,lol

Knowing it would upset my kids or depress them in any way is worst than me knowing.


I would not open it.
 
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