We all know this book. It was found its way into homes across the country being used at dinner parties, family gatherings, and intimate settings. First published in 1995, it produced two additional volumes (500 new questions and for the Game of Love) as well as seven spinoffs. I remember my own experiences with the book and having fun with my friends and finding things out about my girlfriend at the time (now my wife) that were enjoyable and insightful.
Many of the questions require little thought. Many of them demand much. I plan on forging through the book and letting you explore my own thoughts with me. I will promise to you (my few readers) to be as honest and truthful as I am able. We begin now.
"If is the ultimate book about fantasy. Each of its questions is meant to spark and tantalize the imagination...We imagine in order to learn, to understand, to strive, to attempt, to predict, to avoid, to correct, to describe, to solve.
Of course, implicit in every question is "why?"...[and] we share the ability to travel together the unpredictable journey of the imagination, which leads us through the wonderful game of life."
1. If you were granted one wish, what would it be?
One wish huh. Talk about taking a snapshot of the moment. I know this is certainly a wish that has changed over time from being a young kid wishing for $1.00 so I could stop by the convenience store on the way home from Sacred Heart School so I could play video games, to an age of wishing I had the courage to go up to the girl I liked. It would seem to me that one of the most malleable answers would be to this question. Do I wish for myself? Do I wish for others? Who benefits and is it at the expense of anyone else?
It may seem cliche' making a wish for my child/ren but that is what I would do. I would wish that no matter what, my children be truly happy in their life. Why? Well, there are many reasons why but I think it is best summed up with the idea that if they are happy, every thing else must be going well for them. Nothing else would make me happier.
World peace, end to hunger, a workable utopia? I have discovered that the concept of happiness is equally malleable. I don't think that I would wish happiness, struggle is an equal part of life, how do you know you are happy, without ever being sad or having to strive for your own success. I would not wish that away from my children. One wish, is a very tough call, personally, I might just throw it away on "more ice cream."
ReplyDeleteYes yes, more ice cream! I don't think that is throwing any thing away at all.
ReplyDeleteOf course struggle and conflict must arise in order to reach a point of happiness. I guess I left out the idea of them being happy when they reach my age (as of course I am contemplating their lives in a time frame close to mine).