Quite recently, I came across this new blog ShortStormTrooper [cool name btw],
by my good ol’ blogger mate Lee (@leesargent on Twitter). And this post [
30 questions that will change the way you think about the world ], left me with
a mixed bag of introspective feelings. There was no way I could stop thinking
about these questions, and it was best for me if I just let the answers come
out organically, sooner than later, rather than think about them over and over
again. I highly recommend you take this exercise. It puts you into perspective
with where you are, where you want to be, and almost shows you a mirror with
the way things are now, things that have been in your life so far, and if you
find it acceptable, or not. If you’re still reading this, bravo! Hit the jump,
coz you’ll get to know a whole lot of me.
1: How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?
26. I liked that age. Young enough to be young and reckless. Old enough to do my own chores. And still play with Lego.
2: Which is worse, failing or never trying?
Never trying. I feel terrible when it comes to answering “What-Ifs”.
3: When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?
I would hope so. But then, you can say more than you can do. Considering the things I have got on my bucket list, and the pace at which it’s expanding, it’ll be bloody hard.
4: What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world?
Just one thing? Hmm. Red Tape. It needs to stop after a certain extent. Too many processes and standards to follow that it impedes decision making. Necessary evil I guess. I know, of all the evils, I picked this one lol.
5: Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing?
I don’t think I am. I have to pay my bills, rent, and XBOX Live Gold subscription. But I am using my statistical knowledge to write an algorithm to predict the National Lottery to minimise error margins. Well, I did try to. I had all the data, and then my laptop caught fire. Bloody Windows.
6: To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken?
I think I have said more “No”s to stuff I didn’t want to do, than “Yes” to the things I’d have liked/loved to do. Does that mean I took control? Maybe.
7: Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things?
This one sounds like a question from an HR interview round. And now I am more worried to answer this right. I am not a perfectionist because I am lazy. And I fail quite often too. I give up too easily. And so, the answer is neither.
8: If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be?
Question a lot. Never take anything for granted. And dubstep sucks.
9: Would you break the law to save a loved one?
Yes, most certainly.
10: Have you ever seen insanity where you later saw creativity?
A lot of times. Especially, when it comes to rewatching movies.
11: What’s something you know you do differently than most people?
There’s this quote which I’d like to mention here – “Everyone’s unique, like everyone else“. Don’t know the source. Yes, some people on the exterior look like streamlined manufactured bots. But I think everyone is unique in their own way. I, for one, think and speak a lot to myself. Just like Joe.
12: How come the things that make you happy don’t make everyone happy?
It wouldn’t be good if we were all the same, would it? Imagine how bland it’d be then.
13: What one thing have you not done that you really want to do? What’s holding you back?
Write a kick-ass horror movie script, and make a film on it. Shortage of ideas probably. But one day I will.
14: Do you push the elevator button more than once? Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster?
Not only elevators, Game controller buttons too.
15: Why are you, you?
Because I don’t have the genes to be the Doctor. Or the money / brains to be Tony Stark.
16: Have you been the kind of friend you want as a friend?
No, I haven’t. The ones that I have been close to live too far away. Work and career have taken over as priorities. Sad.
17: Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or never be able to make new ones?
Ugh, hypothetical questions are the worst. So Dementia vs. Short Term Memory Loss? I’d like to make new ones.
18: Is it possible to know the truth without challenging it first?
No. Although, I used to just cram theories of Organic chemistry. Haven’t got around to finding the truth on that front. It could all be a hoax.
19: Has your greatest fear ever come true?
No way. I have many fears, some more scary than others.
20: At what time in your recent past have you felt most passionate and alive?
Most recently, at the Metallica concert. Quite obviously why. Also, Comic Cons are awe-inspiring.
21: If not now, then when?
Whenever you can, financially, emotionally and physically.
22: If you haven’t achieved it yet, what do you have to lose?
A lot. Quite a lot of it is at stake.
23: Have you ever been with someone, said nothing, and walked away feeling like you just had the best conversation ever?
I don’t think it works that way for me. I hate awkward silences. I hate small talk as well.
24: When was the last time you marched into the dark with only the soft glow of an idea you strongly believed in?
Never done anything remotely close to what can be termed as risky business. So I guess, you can count me out on this one.
25: If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today?
I’m sad just thinking about it. Can’t answer.
26: Would you be willing to reduce your life expectancy by 10 years to become extremely attractive or famous?
Nope. I am fairly happy with the way I look, and I cannot handle fame. Looks wither, and fame is temporary.
27: What is the difference between being alive and truly living?
Listening to a Metallica album, and being at a Metallica concert, watching them play live, with 80,000 others screaming out loud the same song.
28: What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you?
Ask for money.
29: When was the last time you noticed the sound of your own breathing?
When I had a blocked nose last weekend. Even my neighbours heard it I think.
30: Decisions are being made right now. The question is: Are you making them for yourself, or are you letting others make them for you?
A bit of both. I’m easy, but I know what I don’t want.
1: How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?
26. I liked that age. Young enough to be young and reckless. Old enough to do my own chores. And still play with Lego.
2: Which is worse, failing or never trying?
Never trying. I feel terrible when it comes to answering “What-Ifs”.
3: When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?
I would hope so. But then, you can say more than you can do. Considering the things I have got on my bucket list, and the pace at which it’s expanding, it’ll be bloody hard.
4: What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world?
Just one thing? Hmm. Red Tape. It needs to stop after a certain extent. Too many processes and standards to follow that it impedes decision making. Necessary evil I guess. I know, of all the evils, I picked this one lol.
5: Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing?
I don’t think I am. I have to pay my bills, rent, and XBOX Live Gold subscription. But I am using my statistical knowledge to write an algorithm to predict the National Lottery to minimise error margins. Well, I did try to. I had all the data, and then my laptop caught fire. Bloody Windows.
6: To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken?
I think I have said more “No”s to stuff I didn’t want to do, than “Yes” to the things I’d have liked/loved to do. Does that mean I took control? Maybe.
7: Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things?
This one sounds like a question from an HR interview round. And now I am more worried to answer this right. I am not a perfectionist because I am lazy. And I fail quite often too. I give up too easily. And so, the answer is neither.
8: If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be?
Question a lot. Never take anything for granted. And dubstep sucks.
9: Would you break the law to save a loved one?
Yes, most certainly.
10: Have you ever seen insanity where you later saw creativity?
A lot of times. Especially, when it comes to rewatching movies.
11: What’s something you know you do differently than most people?
There’s this quote which I’d like to mention here – “Everyone’s unique, like everyone else“. Don’t know the source. Yes, some people on the exterior look like streamlined manufactured bots. But I think everyone is unique in their own way. I, for one, think and speak a lot to myself. Just like Joe.
12: How come the things that make you happy don’t make everyone happy?
It wouldn’t be good if we were all the same, would it? Imagine how bland it’d be then.
13: What one thing have you not done that you really want to do? What’s holding you back?
Write a kick-ass horror movie script, and make a film on it. Shortage of ideas probably. But one day I will.
14: Do you push the elevator button more than once? Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster?
Not only elevators, Game controller buttons too.
15: Why are you, you?
Because I don’t have the genes to be the Doctor. Or the money / brains to be Tony Stark.
16: Have you been the kind of friend you want as a friend?
No, I haven’t. The ones that I have been close to live too far away. Work and career have taken over as priorities. Sad.
17: Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or never be able to make new ones?
Ugh, hypothetical questions are the worst. So Dementia vs. Short Term Memory Loss? I’d like to make new ones.
18: Is it possible to know the truth without challenging it first?
No. Although, I used to just cram theories of Organic chemistry. Haven’t got around to finding the truth on that front. It could all be a hoax.
19: Has your greatest fear ever come true?
No way. I have many fears, some more scary than others.
20: At what time in your recent past have you felt most passionate and alive?
Most recently, at the Metallica concert. Quite obviously why. Also, Comic Cons are awe-inspiring.
21: If not now, then when?
Whenever you can, financially, emotionally and physically.
22: If you haven’t achieved it yet, what do you have to lose?
A lot. Quite a lot of it is at stake.
23: Have you ever been with someone, said nothing, and walked away feeling like you just had the best conversation ever?
I don’t think it works that way for me. I hate awkward silences. I hate small talk as well.
24: When was the last time you marched into the dark with only the soft glow of an idea you strongly believed in?
Never done anything remotely close to what can be termed as risky business. So I guess, you can count me out on this one.
25: If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today?
I’m sad just thinking about it. Can’t answer.
26: Would you be willing to reduce your life expectancy by 10 years to become extremely attractive or famous?
Nope. I am fairly happy with the way I look, and I cannot handle fame. Looks wither, and fame is temporary.
27: What is the difference between being alive and truly living?
Listening to a Metallica album, and being at a Metallica concert, watching them play live, with 80,000 others screaming out loud the same song.
28: What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you?
Ask for money.
29: When was the last time you noticed the sound of your own breathing?
When I had a blocked nose last weekend. Even my neighbours heard it I think.
30: Decisions are being made right now. The question is: Are you making them for yourself, or are you letting others make them for you?
A bit of both. I’m easy, but I know what I don’t want.
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