What moment would you like to relive before you die?

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The discussion revolves around the question of what moment participants would like to relive before they die. It explores personal reflections on significant life events, memories, and the nature of self-awareness. The scope includes emotional, nostalgic, and philosophical considerations.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express a desire to relive personal moments, such as giving birth or significant life-changing experiences.
  • Others propose the idea of reliving moments from someone else's life, suggesting a curiosity about different perspectives.
  • A few participants reflect on the concept of self-awareness and the difficulty of recalling the moment one became self-aware.
  • There are discussions about the implications of reliving moments, including whether it is for the sake of nostalgia or the possibility of changing outcomes.
  • Some participants share humorous or light-hearted takes on the question, indicating a mix of serious and playful responses.
  • One participant mentions the idea of recursion in reliving moments, suggesting a philosophical angle on the nature of time and memory.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

The discussion does not reach a consensus, as participants share a variety of personal moments they would like to relive, and there are differing interpretations of the question itself. Some engage in playful banter while others take a more serious approach, indicating a mix of perspectives.

Contextual Notes

Participants express uncertainty about the nature of self-awareness and the reliability of memory, with some noting that their recollections may vary significantly from others'.

Who May Find This Useful

This discussion may be of interest to those exploring themes of memory, nostalgia, and personal identity, as well as individuals reflecting on significant life experiences.

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I heard this and thought it was an interesting question.

I need to think about that one.
 
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Can it be someone else's life?
 
Evo said:
Can it be someone else's life?

:smile: That would be my choice!
 
My future moment involving my future family :biggrin:

I have thought about reliving someone's else life; problem is that everyone has deficiencies and I am willing to accept someone's else weaknesses more than mine. I believe I have shaped myself to something I am proud of and weaknesses are part of what I am.
 
Birth.
 
I have one (perhaps another), but I can't describe it without risking an infraction. It was life-changing, though, and involved an older girl who was very close to me. Have you (guys) been "initiated" by some lady that you adored and worshiped when you were a kid?

Older cousins don't always play the same peer/age games that your class-mates do.
 
All of them, in sequential order. :)
 
turbo-1 said:
I have one (perhaps another), but I can't describe it without risking an infraction. It was life-changing, though, and involved an older girl who was very close to me. Have you (guys) been "initiated" by some lady that you adored and worshiped when you were a kid?

Older cousins don't always play the same peer/age games that your class-mates do.

Ah, Mrs Robinson. :biggrin:

Yeah, yeah, yeah, <clears throat> no comment.
 
drankin said:
All of them, in sequential order. :)

I didn't see an "s" on the end of that word. :biggrin:
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Ah, Mrs Robinson. :biggrin:
Much younger and cuter, and salivated-over by the neighborhood-boys when she stayed with us. A couple of years difference can be pretty impressive to a kid.
 
  • #11
Ivan Seeking said:
I didn't see an "s" on the end of that word. :biggrin:

Doh!
 
  • #12
So anyone who know's me knows I studied Jewish mysticism formally.
My answer is, after many years already in training, I accidently saw an indication of the direction in which to look to see nothing.
I jumped up and ran to the other side of the living room my heart pounding out of my chest. It was the single most frightening thing I had ever seen.

Second would be a time a dying patient looked at me with such love from some place I had never imagined, my knees went out from under me and I fell on the ground.

Third would be the first time I saw This Is It, MJ. I love him.
 
  • #13
Ivan Seeking said:
I heard this and thought it was an interesting question.

I need to think about that one.
Thanks for making me recall some perplexing, cathartic, revealing, embarrassing, and also truly wonderful and uplifting moments in my life. Sometimes I think that the moments I would like to relive are 'eureka moments', or 'triumphal moments'. Then again, I have to think that the best moments are those times when I experienced a quiet connection with someone I trusted.

But I guess that the very best moment was when I first realized that I'm not important or special, that I'm part of something that I can't pretend to understand.
 
  • #14
Giving birth to my daughter, I think. Maybe not the whole 28 hours!
 
  • #15
Ivan Seeking said:
I heard this and thought it was an interesting question.

I need to think about that one.

I'd like to relive the moment in which I'm given time to decide which moment to relive. With proper recursion, I should be immortal (if not bored).
 
  • #16
Ivan Seeking said:
I heard this and thought it was an interesting question.

I need to think about that one.


A particular sex encounter form my past.
 
  • #17
FlexGunship said:
I'd like to relive the moment in which I'm given time to decide which moment to relive. With proper recursion, I should be immortal (if not bored).

I think you might prefer to be bored given that some folks think something involved a "sex encounter."
 
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None, i was born old and world weary.
 
  • #19
Oh! What moment would I like to relive before I die!

Out of sincere respect for someone who was perhaps the best friend I ever had, I will simply remember her for the wonderful person she was and probably always will be.
 
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The moment that I first became self-aware.
 
  • #21
I don't think it matters does it? I mean is not like reliving any moment would save you from the finality of life.
 
  • #22
Marco12 said:
I don't think it matters does it? I mean is not like reliving any moment would save you from the finality of life.

It would matter as much as any other moment.
 
  • #23
Ivan Seeking said:
The moment that I first became self-aware.

Do you recall that ? How can you be aware of the moment in which you became aware of your self identity?
 
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mugaliens said:
I think you might prefer to be bored given that some folks think something involved a "sex encounter."

Said the man obsessed with a woman :P
 
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DanP said:
Do you recall that ? How can you be aware of the moment in which you became aware of your self identity?

I didn't say I remember it. :smile:
 
  • #26
Question about the question:

Is the question about reliving this moment for the sake of reliving it? Or about reliving this moment for the sake of possibly changing it?

Presumably the former.
 
  • #27
DaveC426913 said:
Question about the question:

Is the question about reliving this moment for the sake of reliving it? Or about reliving this moment for the sake of possibly changing it?

Presumably the former.

I stole the question from Piers Morgan. But this is GD, so it means whatever you think it means. :biggrin:

My interpretation was that he meant relive, not redo.
 
  • #28
Spring 1980, I would turn left.
 
  • #29
DanP said:
Do you recall that ? How can you be aware of the moment in which you became aware of your self identity?

I haven't a clue as to when I "first" became self-aware. I have memories dating back to age 0. They're as real and surprising as the expression on my Mom's face when I describe the room in which my diaper was changed!

Life just is. I am perplexed when friends tell me they can't recall anything earlier than third grade. My son can't recall his years in Korea, yet he was the same age I was when I was in Italy, and I remember pretty dang well everything.

Perhaps it's time for another thread...
 
  • #30
wolram said:
None, i was born old and world weary.


:smile:
 

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