A genie has appeared! This genie is unlike the genies of lore. He appeared before you to offer an ultimatum, and cares for nothing else. He says - "You have 2 choices. In the first, you may explore the world, from birth to death, never staying in one place for more than a week. You will never return to somewhere you have already been. At 18, you will leave your parents to continue traveling. They will also travel, but you will not keep in contact. If you meet again, it will be by chance and you will both move on within a week. You will never develop strong feelings for another, but you will always be enriched by experience and wonder. You will develop rare wisdom, but have nobody to share it with. You will die alone, a wise sage. Your other choice is to stay in the same town/city from birth. You will never leave. You will experience all that your area has to offer. You will know it inside and out, find a lover, be well known and adored by many around you. You will be as comfortable as anyone could possibly be. Your acquaintances and friends will come to you for local information. You will die with your most loved one, a recognized figure of importance." Which would you choose, and why?
I would choose the comfort. The traveling one just seems so disconnected. It's like you fulfill your wonder and seek knowledge and what not, which is all good, but companionship and company is a big part of a lot of people lives, I feel like I'd be mentally unstable if I had to disconnect myself from people to connect myself to the wonders of the world. It's a beautiful place, but wonder and enjoyment can be found every day in the place that you're in. You can end up being a "wise sage", or a disconnected yet wise asshole.
I don't know if I could be happy with either... there is something magical about returning to familiar places that carry emotional significance... and even if you extended the comfort zone to the entire county I was born in, there...just isn't much to do beyond wander around...i was there for 25 years, there really isn't...not even a movie theater in the entire county, and only one wal-mart...entire county population is less than 22,000. but I can't help but go back now and then...its beautiful
Well I've already tried the life of comfort, all I do is smoke weed, browse GC and work my ass off, this shit gets bland and repetitive A life of travel and adventure, conquering the world, even if it gets shitty at times, has to be better than watching the same TV shows, playing the same video games, paying bills to the landlord every month If you guys say comfort the systems already got you sucked in too deep, man! Sent from my XT1058 using Grasscity Forum mobile app
So wait, we will get sent back in time to birth? I would choose adventure, but really it wouldn't matter. The new me, whether I pick adventure or comfort would be accustomed to either life, while still always having a "grass is greener on the other side" outlook. All you can do is make a decision based on your current life experiences, but getting sent back to birth would nullify those experiences and start anew. I'd still pick adventure though, assuming I would still be born with an antisocial personality.. I can connect with people in the moment and then move on, like I do now.
That is not comfort. That is high class modern slavery. I wonder how strongly genetics play into our personality. Would it affect your decision if personality was mostly nurtured after birth? How might some answers people give change, if they had to choose someone else? A random stranger? A loved one? An 'arch nemesis'? I wonder if one had the ability to decide the outcome for a group, would they pick the same as others? Would the choices be evenly split? Would the size of the group matter?
Adventure Mantikore has it right, you would be accustomed to the adventure life. It would be all you know. Plus the rare wisdom will probably eliminate any need for recognition and companionship.
I would pick chilling in one spot. I pretty much plan to do that, I love the area I was born and raised in. Of course I am planning to travel quite a bit as the years go by. 🎶High above at the edge of the world, we are searching for glory and peace, when the time has come you will see our return to the Land of the Free!🎶
