Day Zero Project: 50 Questions

50 Questions that will free your mind.
source: Marc and Angel

1. How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?
This is a really weird question. I understand that these are supposed to be thought provoking but it is like trying to not think about pink elephants once mentioned. You’re thinking about pink elephants now, aren’t you. There are days where I feel so much older than the 27 years I have been alive. I feel like I am 40 when it comes to my mental state and 50 when it comes to my physical state. My knees, ankles, and back are so screwed up that I feel so very, very old.

2. Which is worse, failing or never trying?
Never trying.

3. If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don’t like and like so many things we don’t do?
Because humans crave being accepted and being a part of the crowd. It is why social networks are so popular. Most of the things we don’t like are things that society would frown upon if they were not done. Social outcasts do the things they like, regardless of what society approves of. But secretly, we all want to be rebellious which is why we like the things we don’t do.

4. When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?
Probably. I talk a lot. But sometimes, that talking is the doing. So I think I will come out more on the even side of things.

5. What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world?
Intolerance. Religion, sexual preference, et cetera; if everyone in the world would be more tolerant, there would be a lot less anger and fighting. People wouldn’t be ‘driven to’ suicide because of the intolerance that surrounds them. Many problems tend to stem from one or two base ideas and I believe that intolerance is in the top two. People will kill and die for their religious beliefs, foisting them upon others because anything different is wrong and cannot be tolerated. People have been killed because of their sexual preferences. At what point is it okay to kill for what you believe in. Religious beliefs, to me, are a choice that is usually not one we make ourselves until later in life. Our parents or guardians shape our beliefs, molding us so that we believe as they do. Free will is what allows us to have beliefs in the first place. As we age, we choose whether to embrace the beliefs of our parents or we choose to go down a different path. Because of these choices, people must die? No. I don’t think so. What higher power would honestly want us to do such a thing?

6. If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?
Rescuing unwanted/abused animals and children. I realize that it is probably going to give me a couple social black-marks for linking animals with children but I see them as similar types of beings. They are, for the most part, helpless creatures who act upon instinct and cannot fend off the humans who harm them or abandon them. I am a huge advocate of animal rescues, be them domestic or wild. It is more difficult to rescue children because there are so many legal processes in place but this is the type of work I would do and be most happy with.

C O M I N G . S O O N 7. Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing?
8. If the average human life span was 40 years, how would you live your life differently?
9. To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken?
10. Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things?
11. You’re having lunch with three people you respect and admire.They all start criticizing a close friend of yours, not knowing she is your friend.The criticism is distasteful and unjustified.What do you do?
12. If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be?
13. Would you break the law to save a loved one?
14. Have you ever seen insanity where you later saw creativity?
15. What’s something you know you do differently than most people?
16. How come the things that make you happy don’t make everyone happy?
17. What one thing have you not done that you really want to do?What’s holding you back?
18. Are you holding onto something you need to let go of?
19. If you had to move to a state or country besides the one you currently live in, where would you move and why?
20. Do you push the elevator button more than once?Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster?
21. Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton?
22. Why are you, you?
23. Have you been the kind of friend you want as a friend?
24. Which is worse, when a good friend moves away, or losing touch with a good friend who lives right near you?
25. What are you most grateful for?
26. Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or never be able to make new ones?
27. Is is possible to know the truth without challenging it first?
28. Has your greatest fear ever come true?
29. Do you remember that time 5 years ago when you were extremely upset?Does it really matter now?
30. What is your happiest childhood memory?What makes it so special?
31. At what time in your recent past have you felt most passionate and alive?
32. If not now, then when?
33. If you haven’t achieved it yet, what do you have to lose?
34. Have you ever been with someone, said nothing, and walked away feeling like you just had the best conversation ever?
35. Why do religions that support love cause so many wars?
36. Is it possible to know, without a doubt, what is good and what is evil?
37. If you just won a million dollars, would you quit your job?
38. Would you rather have less work to do, or more work you actually enjoy doing?
39. Do you feel like you’ve lived this day a hundred times before?
40. When was the last time you marched into the dark with only the soft glow of an idea you strongly believed in?
41. If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today?
42. Would you be willing to reduce your life expectancy by 10 years to become extremely attractive or famous?
43. What is the difference between being alive and truly living?
44. When is it time to stop calculating risk and rewards, and just go ahead and do what you know is right?
45. If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake?
46. What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you?
47. When was the last time you noticed the sound of your own breathing?
48. What do you love?Have any of your recent actions openly expressed this love?
49. In 5 years from now, will you remember what you did yesterday?What about the day before that?Or the day before that?
50. Decisions are being made right now.The question is:Are you making them for yourself, or are you letting others make them for you?