If you knew you couldn't die, what would you do?

@crandr (70)
United States
November 9, 2008 10:27pm CST
Me and my roommate were watching a movie and a question came up between us. If you knew you couldn't die (not that you would live forever but that you would survive any accident or trauma) which job/profession would you choose? What daring things would you attempt? Personally I think if I knew I wouldn't die I would join the airforce and fly planes or something. What do you think?
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16 responses
• United States
10 Nov 08
This is a bit of a stretch, but maybe id be able to walk to the bottom of the ocean. Cause i would be able to survive the subzero temperatures and the bone-breaking pressures of the deep. I could do lots of things down there. Maybe eat a sandwich or two Sincerely: Sabian1415
• United States
10 Nov 08
That sounds like fun... but I think your sandwich would get soggy... and salty!
• United States
11 Nov 08
I would eat anything I wanted to & eat as much of it as I wanted & I would learn & educate myself on every subject I have ever been interested in. I would also be more carefree and take many risks and rob banks like somebody else here mentioned and do stupid human tricks like jump off a buildings and run threw burning fires..LOL I think I would only be limited only by my own imagination on what I could or couldn't do if I knew I could live forever and couldn't die..Oh, and I would become a chain smoker also because if I couldn't die I wouldn't have to worry about getting lung cancer..
• Philippines
11 Nov 08
First i will thank God for giving me a second chance to live. I would become a paranormal investigator, i will study unknown things, things that beyond our reason, and things that can't be seen in our naked eye. And I will look for my distant relatives which I've never meet since when i was a kid, And will try mountain climbing.
• United States
11 Nov 08
I will be jesus to the next bunch of people that are on the planet. they wont know anything about the other one. i will just say something fancy, and they will think i was god.
@mayhem23 (185)
• Canada
11 Nov 08
Well, if I knew I would live my normal length of life but couldn't die as a result of an accident or shooting, I would probably try a variety of different jobs. I would definitley join the army and the frontlines which would be just like a video game! I would furthermore be quite reckless in day-to-day activities. Maybe I would jump in front of a subway car or jump a tall mountain. The experience would be quite different but quite fun to say the least given the scenario.
• Philippines
11 Nov 08
If I knew I couldn't die, I would probably be a policewoman, I will hunt all the devil hearted group or individuals. By any means they will be caught! or hmm, It could also be possible that I will be the one to do such criminal offenses. LOL
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
11 Nov 08
i would live life to the fullest if i knew i couldn,t die but there are some people don,t want to live forever i shock to hear this but it,s true they want all they can get now forget the here after.i probably be a doctor to help people if i know i could not die
@ratyz5 (7808)
• Philippines
10 Nov 08
I think you would do well to be a test pilot on those planes that are under development while your at the airforce.. I mean, you get to fly up coming planes, that's cool. Well, if I realized that I wouldn't die that easily, I would try to do the really dangerous stuff that would save lives like at disasters, natural calamities, accidents.. try out those medicines that aren't yet guaranteed for human testing and see if it would have any negative effects on me.. I could also consider making world records but, I should just leave those who do have talents and skills be the ones get listed. I mean, they worked hard to get into the book and me being not able to die wouldn't be fair.. but that's just what I think.. (^_^")
@eiram25 (1076)
• Philippines
10 Nov 08
actually,i wouldn't know what to do if that happens.i also saw a movie about immortality.the title is "tuck everlasting." from the way those immortals live their lives everyday without having the fear of dying makes me think that life would be boring if one has to live infinitely. the only thing i'm sure of is that i'll continue to do mylot even if i'm immortal.lol.
@Rainegurl (2156)
• Philippines
10 Nov 08
hi, crandr. i would probably sulk for about a year. be depressed because i am not like everyone else ;-) LOL! then, like you i would fly planes. or be a captain of a submarine. then sulk again for about two years... LOL! take care, crandr. i like your question. it gave me something to think about. see you around!
@slash23 (102)
• Philippines
10 Nov 08
Will do extreme sports! Yeah!!! :D from skydiving, bungee jumping, racing, cliff-hanging, etc!
• United States
10 Nov 08
i would do so many outrageous things like rob banks i would basically do life threatning things like drive and not stop at the lights,i would be jumping out of air planes.my job profession would have to be a marine.i would would be mouthing off at anybody that didnt like me and be ready to fight not fearing what they minght do.i would.nt really have to worry about living right as everyone would say that go to church. u wont be dying so you dont have to worry about the afterlife this would be cool as hell!
• China
10 Nov 08
If I knew I couldn't die,that was so lucky for me,and I would cherish my life.What I would do? First, do my primary job well. Second, help the people who lose their family in the accident or trauma. Third, catch some information how to avoid accident or trauma, and tell much more people.Do what we can do,that is best!
• United States
11 Nov 08
This reminds me a lot of the film "Big Fish," not in that the character was immortal but because he "knew" how he would die, thus he "knew" he would not die in many other situations. If I knew I could not die, I still would probably be much the same - I could still feel pain, could I not? So I would avoid a lot of the things I avoid now, even though I would not die from them. I would, however, enjoy life a bit more knowing that I would still be around if I jumped off something high or was bitten by a poisonous spider. Perhaps then my arachnophobia would disappear entirely (lol). I do think knowing one could not die would also become old after a while...thinking of how long life would be if it were forever would be quite mundane and depressing.
• Australia
10 Nov 08
I wouldn't actually join something for a job, But I would always bungee jump. :)
@SketcherD (1114)
• Canada
10 Nov 08
I would become a Doctor to be able to learn as much as possible about people as possible and then move to research to be able to cure diseases that are uncured such as Meniere's Disease.