Jake Di Vita Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I got this from another forum I go on frequently. They didn't say where it was from, but it is too good not to post here. "Someone once told me the definition of Hell: The last day you have on Earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become." That one keeps me up at night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Rusert Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Amen brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 That is as good a definition as I've read. Guaranteed to give one pause.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Since this seems to be philosophical, why would you assume that the person that you failed to become is desirable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 Because it's the definition of Hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 1 Procedural for a circular argument Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Since this seems to be philosophical, why would you assume that the person that you became is not the person that the person you didn't become looks to on his last day on Earth ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 I hate both of you. kidding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoShooter Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 (edited) That is very deep, and for the first 10 seconds That Idea was scary. But ... I am lucky in that my Father is a borderline Genesis IQ =Very good with math = Designed Rotor heads for helicopters etc. etc. I watched him shoot rabbits on the run with a 22 and can rarely remember him miss with any type firearm. I never saw him miss with a shotgun and he always waited for me to shoot first, If I could get a shot. Any way He made it easy to learn to happy, even when I realized I would never be as smart or as skilled as he is. He did not allow me to use the word ..Hate. Edited March 21, 2008 by AlamoShooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Since this seems to be philosophical, why would you assume that the person that you became is not the person that the person you didn't become looks to on his last day on Earth ...... Pretty simple. If the person you didn't become still existed, then it would of been someone else and you probably wouldn't give a crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Either way my head hurts now. Jake, like Jamie said earlier ... it was a scary thought. I automatically activated my defense mechanisms by making light of the depth of what you said (how ironic is that). Anyways don't let it keep you up late ... Your life is but a series of choices. How can you be upset over the bad ones, when you can't really ever be sure they were all that bad ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 I don't think it's as much as regretting my past decisions, but knowing that I could be doing more to improve myself than I am. Does that make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Santiago Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Whew... I need a drink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AikiDale Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Hmmmmmmm........... Wonder if all this suffering is caused by wanting what you can't have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 I don't think so. If it is something you couldn't have I don't think it would have as bad of an effect on you as something you could have had if you tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I got this from another forum I go on frequently. They didn't say where it was from, but it is too good not to post here."Someone once told me the definition of Hell: The last day you have on Earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become." That one keeps me up at night... Thats when you meet JESUS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I don't think it's as much as regretting my past decisions, but knowing that I could be doing more to improve myself than I am. Does that make sense? If you assume that you can always do better, then by definition you have set a goal that can not be achived. Your definition of hell is seeing that you did not reach that goal. Ignoring a honorable journey for a moment at the end of your life and comparing that point in time to infinite suffering is, well, dumb. Later, Chuck I think, therefore I am.... I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Do you even remember yourself ...... after you are no longer yourself ? I mean will you have any recollection of the past (however many years) ........ and how many years will that memory haunt you ? .................. now THAT might be the Hell you were thinking of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 It's more of a lifetime commitment than a goal to me. Everything we do is either taking us closer to our goals or further from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoShooter Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I don't think it's as much as regretting my past decisions, but knowing that I could be doing more to improve myself than I am. Does that make sense? yep I think we all got it Teach someone how to be just a little bit happier and that Idea of "Hell" will seam like a silly thing to fear. I have heard that Life is about what you do, not what you could have don It could be IF you feel any fear of that, you are already just a bit in -that hell- and you just don't know it yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AikiDale Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I don't think so. If it is something you couldn't have I don't think it would have as bad of an effect on you as something you could have had if you tried. Yeah, but the original post said at the end of your life. The hell is wanting what it is too late to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carinab Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I got this from another forum I go on frequently. They didn't say where it was from, but it is too good not to post here."Someone once told me the definition of Hell: The last day you have on Earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become." That one keeps me up at night... Okay, now instead of this being your own loss of potential, put the parental spin on it....the person your child would have become had you made different decisions, encouraged in a different direction, or reacted differently. That is the one that keeps me up awake.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeweyH Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I got this from another forum I go on frequently. They didn't say where it was from, but it is too good not to post here."Someone once told me the definition of Hell: The last day you have on Earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become." That one keeps me up at night... I think the definition is a good one that offers lots of avenues of thought. Based on this definition of Hell, how would/could we define heaven? I like to think of it from the other perspective. Avoiding the negative is not the same as pursuing the positive. I hope that when I meet that coulda' been me, all he can say is WOW you've been busy. That is what I'm striving for anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j1b Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 (edited) The quote assumes life is static. It isn't. Things change. Goals change. Who you are is who you are. And your life's experiences either keep that in check, or evolve it, depending. The trick in life isn't about becoming who you could have been, it's insuring you don't ever lose who you are. No matter what you've accomplished. It ain't the destination. Never has been. Because nobody knows what their destination is - they only know what they think it is. Which means it truly is about the journey. Nothing else. J What's the other forum? Would be interested if you wanted to post or PM. ***edited to remove a little harshness in my terminology. Like an idiot I typed my first thoughts and used my "outside voice" in responding. It was dissrespectful to some degree. The quote is a good quote - just not for me. No dissrespect implied*** Edited March 21, 2008 by j1b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 I was actually just thinking that it's pretty interesting how different personality types perceive this quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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