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Arthur N asked in Arts & HumanitiesPhilosophy · 1 decade ago

Which one would you choose?

In my right hand I hold a small red pill. If you take it you will get everything that you have ever wanted. You could have fame, money, fast cars, beautiful wife/husband, beautiful young bit on the side, boats - it doesn't matter what you want you WILL have it. But you will only have it for 5 years. Five years from today you will be kidnapped and tortured to death. Your estate will be fought over and the legal battles will last years after your death.

In my left hand I hold a small blue pill. If you take it you will NOT get everything you want, in fact you will never have enough money. You will live in a small house in a nice enough neighbourhood and drive a small, cheap to run car. You will marry your sweetheart and have several children and a few grandchildren and great grandchildren. You will die peacefully in your sleep sometime after you turn 100. You will never have fame or fortune but you, your children and their children will have a happy family life and your children and grandchildren will remember you fondly.

You can take the red pill, the blue pill or walk away. If you choose to walk you will never again get this offer. What do you choose?

Why?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I will walk away. I like to do things my own way, and play the destiny game and see where it takes me. Whats the fun in living for five years or a hundred? Fun is to not know how long you will be living at all. and to take risks and keep going.

  • 1 decade ago

    Walk away because my goal is to have what the blue pill ends like. But I plan on having some money and live a moderate life.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Well im a druggie so ill pop both of em... jk. But I would definetely take the blue pill because I would want my children and grandchildren to be happy :)

  • enget
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Up until eventually very last wintry climate i'd opt for wintry climate each and every time. some thing about the record quantity of snow that i had to shovel, push, plow or snow-blow faraway from homes, roofs, sidewalks and driveways further a down area to wintry climate. i am going to bypass with wintry climate after a pause for idea as my famous recreation (Ice Hockey) can not truly be performed without wintry climate, excellent?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I'd walk away.

    The idea of life being predictable isn't exactly as exciting as it seems to be. I don't know, but having everything I want in life, isn't as tempting as it is, because I can't think of anything I want more than a peace of mind.

    And living a happy family life, is far from being my dream, I'd rather be alone.

    Cheers!!!

  • 1 decade ago

    The blue pill I'm not greedy and I would enjoy that life

  • 1 decade ago

    I would walk away...because it would mean that anything was still possible. It's not necessary to have a planned out life in order to be happy. Some of us enjoy the unpredictability.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Blue pill that's something I've always wanted!!!!!

    Source(s): xoxoxo mwahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! yay me!!!!! =)
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I would take your pills and study them to find what makes them able to warp reality, then experiment with whatever it is that I discover.

  • edetwi
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    blue pill. No question. Give me one, now!

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