If you could meet one person from History, Who would that be?

India
July 19, 2010 5:03am CST
Hey people! Just imagine that some how you are able to meet one person from history, then whom would you like to meet and Why? If I could meet one person from History ,I guess that would be William Shakespeare. I love his writings and dramas. So I'd like to know where from he got his inspiration. But what about you people? Whom would you like to meet? Come, lets share your thought!!!
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@tomitomi (5429)
• Singapore
19 Jul 10
I would love to meet the man himself Leonardo da Vinci. I want to know more and I want to see more of his fascinating work. The inspiration he derived from and the magic behind them. And perhaps if there's something I could learn and bring home I surely would.
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• India
19 Jul 10
Well, he is one of the historical figure, I appreciate the most. He was a master in everything may it be painting , music, architecture, engineering, science, mathematics and you name it. So after meeting him, just let me know how come he was able to master so many skills that too so much perfectly. Anyways, Thanks for your response buddy. Take Care :)
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@tomitomi (5429)
• Singapore
19 Jul 10
Glad you understand why. Great if you could come along...
• India
19 Jul 10
Lol.. I would really like to come along..!! But make sure our dates don't clash.. I have to meet Shakespeare also. So just confirm the dates once, before fixing the plan ;). Thanks for the invite anyways . :D take care :)
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@ET28LV (1890)
• Latvia
19 Jul 10
Hi, For me It would be Tom Edison a people who invented the light bulb from that time our world was changed we had bulbs and then electricity. I be very happy to know how he managed It? How much time he spend for It. I would say something for nowadays for life what was changed etc. I be very proud to meet he and be happy to learn something new from he experience. It would be very nice to meet one person from history? Take care, Have a nice day!
• India
20 Jul 10
his name was thomas Alva Edison i guess. Anyways indeed ,this world owe alot to this man. He invented the first light bulb which was revolutionary. i have read somewhere that he failed about 900 times while making that first bulb , but he didn't loose hope and it paid finally. So just give him a note of thanks if you get to meet him somehow. Thanks for your response. Take care :)
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
19 Jul 10
Hi, smilepleeeaz. I would like to meet, Harriet Tubman. I would like to ask her how did she manage to stay so strong when all odds was against her. I also would like to meet Cleopatra. I want to know what she did to make herself so beautiful.
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• India
20 Jul 10
Oh I like your choices. I am sure after meeting them , you will be more strong as well as Beautiful ;). Thanks for your answer. have a nice day Take care :)
@hanagi (390)
• Philippines
19 Jul 10
I would love to meet five persons in history namely: 1. Shakespeare 2. Jose Rizal 3. Leonardo Da Vinci 4. Jesus Christ 5. Adolf Hitler I would love to meet Shakespeare and I would love to be his apprentice. I idolize so much. I love his writings and how he lays his poetry. I would love to meet Jose Rizal because I think no one had ever made the things he had done in our country. He is a writer, a doctor, a linguist. He had so many talents and I wish I could have those. Leonardo Da Vinci because he is a painter and an inventor, a scientist. I want to interview him about his ideas and how he comes up with it. Jesus Christ , do i have to explain? Adolf hitler, a very intelligent man though his dictatorship has led to the killings of many people, still I want to meet him and want to know about his way of thinking.
• India
20 Jul 10
Oh my God!! i asked for just one person and here you are with 5!!! Anyways, That interesting to know. Shakespeare Leonardo Da Vinci and Adolf Hitler are also my choices for meeting. And now, I am finding some interest in meeting Jesus too, because so many people out there are wanting to meet him. Well i liked your response and explanation. Thanks for responding. Take Care :)
• Pakistan
19 Jul 10
i would like to meet Quid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the creator of Pakistan, he was a great leader of subcontinent,
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• India
19 Jul 10
Well yes,indeed He was a great leader. But if you meet him, would you just ask a question on my behalf, that was the partition of India was necessary. No offenses, but I guess observing the present condition of two countries, he wont be so much happy for it. Anyways Thanks for responding. Take Care :)
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• India
19 Jul 10
I would like to meet Gandhiji and show them the worst present condition our Nation India ...and tell them you are responsible for that...
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• India
19 Jul 10
Sorry. Replace "them" with "him"
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@rappeter13 (8608)
• Romania
19 Jul 10
I would like to meet Attila, the Hun, the greatest leader in the world. He was our leader, but he made one mistake. He didn't destroyed Rome. If I could meet him I would ask him to destroy Rome and I am sure that Attila's empire would have resisted till our days. How great would that be.
• India
20 Jul 10
Well I read something about Attila, The Hun. He was leader of the Hunnic Empire. I dont know about the issue of Rome and Romania. :( So cant comment much about it. Anyways thanks for your response. Have a nice day Take care :)
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
19 Jul 10
i am such a history fanatic that there is absolutely no way i could narrow it down to just one person.
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• India
20 Jul 10
Oh my god.. Good to know that you are so much enthusiastic about history that you cant decide one particular to person to meet. But I dont think it can be counted as a response as i asked about just one person who tops your list. May be you want to meet with all big historical personalities. thanks for sharing anyways. take care :)
@derek_a (10874)
20 Jul 10
As a Zen practitioner, I would like to meet Buddha, and if I could travel back in time, I would like to meet him just after his enlightenment whilst sitting under the Boddhi tree in zazen (Zen meditation). I would think he would be very strong presence. _Derek
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• India
21 Jul 10
Yes, Buddha is one of the great man in history. And after enlightenment he became a great source of knowledge. People who were there in his time, got blessed a lot by him. So it seems a good idea if we can meet him somehow. Indeed he was a very strong personality. Well Thanks for your response. Take Care :)
@SHAMRACK (8576)
• India
19 Jul 10
Dear friend, I want to meet one and only one person, who is in history, present and will be in future, the everlasting God. I want to meet GOD.......
• India
20 Jul 10
Hmmm.. So you wanna meet The Almighty God Himself..Great!!! Although I asked for the someone from History , and I am not much sure if God is counted in it. Indeed He was in history but He is still present and will be present forever. Anyways , Thanks for your response!!! Take care:) Have a nice day
• Philippines
20 Jul 10
I would definitely want to meet Ninoy Aquino. Only because he seems so full of life, and he doesn't run out of something to say. hehehe. It would be fun to pick in his brain, to know what was he feeling or thinking during those times when he was a prisoner, and what was he thinking at that plane before he was shot. Also, I would like to meet Ferdinand Marcos, and for the same reasons. I want to know why did he do it, what happened to his presidency which started all to good.. And doesn't he have any regrets in what had happened.
• India
21 Jul 10
I really hope you meet both of them someday somehow and get your queries answered. Thanks for responding Friend..!! have a nice day take care :)
@juryse (752)
• Philippines
19 Jul 10
I'd say Queen Elizabeth I. She was such a strong female personality in the middle ages. I would also, like to meet Princess Diana. Although differently portrayed in public, I think she was an exceptional woman and was a good mother to Princes' William and Harry.
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• India
21 Jul 10
@Karen.. oh my God.. You are so lucky then..Nice to know that :) Thanks !!
• India
19 Jul 10
Well I too respect that she Queen Elizabeth a lot. She was really a strong women. So I hope you get to meet her someday somehow. Thanks for your response anyways. Take Care :)
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@karen1969 (1779)
20 Jul 10
I have met Prince Charles! I saw Princess Diana quite close, but sadly didn't get chance to meet her. The Queen and Prince Phillip drove through my village and waved, but I didn't meet them either.
• Philippines
19 Jul 10
I want to meet Decartes...:) Cogito ergo sum...;) Hmmm, I also want to meet Aristotle and Homer...:) haha... Oh yeah!:)
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• India
20 Jul 10
Wow!!! So many people from history are on your list. Good to know that!!! Thanks for your response buddy!! :) have a nice day. take care and Happy mylotting!!!
• Malaysia
20 Jul 10
person in history I would like to meet if I can be back to the past would be Alexander the Great. Reason: Studying his strategy conquering most of the lands in the world which from Greece to Egypt, India and almost South East Asia. Relatively long journey and move though.
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• India
20 Jul 10
Well yes , This man was one of the greatest emperor from history. He created one of the largest empires in ancient history. He was very wise and intelligent. His strategies were great. It must be really of great help if we could learn something from him. So hope you'll meet him somehow. Thanks for your response. take care :)
• United States
19 Jul 10
I would like to go back in time and meet Sudan Hussane (don't know how to spell) when he was a young child, and show him really cool things all around the world. It may not prevent him from doing what he did, but it may help him realize that the world is a nice place to live.
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• India
20 Jul 10
Well its Saddam Hussain. Lolz.. i like your idea of showing the cool things to a boy who is gonna become Saddam Hussain. i hope if that would have done to him when he was a boy, it might have changed his mentality and perhaps he would have not done all that things. thanks for your response though. take care :)
@nirose (384)
• India
19 Jul 10
I think it would be Charles Babbage, talk to him about his mathematical machine that he bought and how the concept of computer came to his mind that made everything we do now possible.
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• India
19 Jul 10
Oh great, So you would like to meet the father of computer himself. Thats nice. He really was a great scientist. His invention have bring about this revolution in the world. So if you meet him, just give him a note of thanks from my side. Anyways, Thanks for your response. Take care :)
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
20 Jul 10
I would love to have had the opportunity to have met Martin Luther King, Jr. The reason that I choose him is because I took a seminar class in college about the Civil Rights Movement and since that time I've been intrigued by the way that things happened during that part of American history. In addition to that, I think that he would be able to give me more insight about how the country was during the years while my parents were growing up.
• India
21 Jul 10
Well yes , He is one of the very impressing personalities in the American history and he has done a lot of goods for the country indeed. So I hope you get to meet him somehow and get your answers. Thanks for replying. Take care :)
@pogi253 (1586)
• Philippines
19 Jul 10
is Michael Jackson counted? i want to meet him because his my idol. i want to know his secret how he became successful, i have so many questions if i meet him.
@Bhadine (594)
• Philippines
19 Jul 10
I love literature and I have read the write ups of Shakespeare. So if I could meet one person in the history, it would be him. I want to ask him where did he got the ideas from his stories and why many (if not all) of them have tragic endings.
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• India
19 Jul 10
Wow.. We have the same choice. So I guess We can go together to meet him. I will be a good company I assure you..lolz ;) thanks for your response anyways. Take Care :)
• Philippines
19 Jul 10
i would like to meet'' Jesus Christ'' (ahaha'' hope so''!)
• India
19 Jul 10
oh..So you are the 3rd person here who wanna meet Jesus..fantastic. Why dont you all go along , I hope it will be a great idea. ;) Thanks for response anyways.. Take care :)
• Philippines
19 Jul 10
^_^ who are those two?? :P
• Philippines
19 Jul 10
^_^ who are those two?? :P
• Pakistan
19 Jul 10
If I had a chance to meet any personality from the history, then that personality would be Prophet Muhammed (P.B.U.H). Because he was the best person that a God has created in this universe. If all the living things start writing about him and they use all the material, knowledge and effort, even then they can not define him completely.
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• India
20 Jul 10
Well Indeed Prophet Mohammad(P.B.U.H.) is one of the greatest creation By God. And i believe those who got to see him were really fortunate people. So it must be really very fortunate for anyone to have a sight of that Great personality of all the times. Thanks for sharing your answer. take care :)