Youth or wealth...
Discussion
I remember a short novel written by Anton Čechov that portraited a similar situation: a rich man offers a very high amount of money to a young 25 years old man to voluntary stay imprisoned for 20 years.
I think it is a less illogical question, because time can go only in one direction, there is no way to get younger but give up the best years of youth in exchage of money is something that theoretically can be done.
And in a lesser way it could also resemble some people lives that trying hard to get rich spend the best years of the lives working for too much time.
I think it is a less illogical question, because time can go only in one direction, there is no way to get younger but give up the best years of youth in exchage of money is something that theoretically can be done.
And in a lesser way it could also resemble some people lives that trying hard to get rich spend the best years of the lives working for too much time.
k about with. Quick clarification: 21 again with all the accumlated knowledge and exprience? Or back in time to 21?
Definitely former than latter. As others have stated, by the time that I hit 65, I would give 5 million to be 21 again - on the proviso that I'd keep all of my knowledge and experiences.
Do I actually want to do a Peggy Sue to go back to being 21 again? Hell NO!
I say that as a early 40s who is in a much better position in almost every way compared to when I was 21.
Definitely former than latter. As others have stated, by the time that I hit 65, I would give 5 million to be 21 again - on the proviso that I'd keep all of my knowledge and experiences.
Do I actually want to do a Peggy Sue to go back to being 21 again? Hell NO!
I say that as a early 40s who is in a much better position in almost every way compared to when I was 21.
putonghua73 said:
Quick clarification: 21 again with all the accumlated knowledge and exprience? Or back in time to 21?
Definitely former than latter. As others have stated, by the time that I hit 65, I would give 5 million to be 21 again - on the proviso that I'd keep all of my knowledge and experiences.
Do I actually want to do a Peggy Sue to go back to being 21 again? Hell NO!
I say that as a early 40s who is in a much better position in almost every way compared to when I was 21.
21 but with the knowledge/experience of a 41 yr old, very effective, carnal/energy/ etc I imagine would be awesome. But then again you would have the cynicism and cautiousness of a 41 yr old, so.....Definitely former than latter. As others have stated, by the time that I hit 65, I would give 5 million to be 21 again - on the proviso that I'd keep all of my knowledge and experiences.
Do I actually want to do a Peggy Sue to go back to being 21 again? Hell NO!
I say that as a early 40s who is in a much better position in almost every way compared to when I was 21.
Hoofy said:
Are we talking a fit, healthy 65 year old who plays tennis or goes rock climbing like some pensioners I know... or an unfit one with high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease, constantly in and out of hospital and complaining about joint paint?
Regardless, we're talking about someone with 44 yrs less time to live than a 21 y/old. 
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