A Second Chance

[angellous_evangellous]

Let's say that you were imprisoned in a tiny cell for a while, not knowing if you would ever be released.

Unexpectedly, after one year of solitary confinement you were released with no money, no injuries, and no illness to face the world again.

What would you do?

 

[Rejected]

find my family, get a job and try to start my life over.

 

[angellous_evangellous]

I guess what I mean is that I am examining my life to see if I am actually doing what I want to do with it. Imagining a break and perfect stillness is useful.

 

[evearael]

Find my husband and daughter. If I felt the imprisonment was unjust, I would fight for compensation and to prevent the miscarriage of justice from impacting others.

 

[Rejected]

I guess what I mean is that I am examining my life to see if I am actually doing what I want to do with it. Imagining a break and perfect stillness is useful.

I do this constantly. Honestly I think I'm borderline OCD about it. I always think "what if I would have done this, or not done that, or told this person I loved them."

Eventaully I always come back to the fact that what has happened has happened, and as long as i dwell on it I will never really move forward with my life.

I like to look at it this way: If I get hit by a bus and die on my way home from work would I have any regrets about the things I've done or the way I've lived my life?
If the answer to that question in "no" then I don't worry. If it ever turns into a "yes" thats when I know I have some work to do.

 

[Comet]

Let's say that you were imprisoned in a tiny cell for a while, not knowing if you would ever be released.

Unexpectedly, after one year of solitary confinement you were released with no money, no injuries, and no illness to face the world again.

What would you do?

Probably look at what is going on in the world and wish I was back in my isolated cell again.

 

[evearael]

I guess what I mean is that I am examining my life to see if I am actually doing what I want to do with it. Imagining a break and perfect stillness is useful.

My husband and I had made a radical break with our lives over the past year and a half. I walked away from a big promotion to stay home with our daughter. My husband joined the military. We sold our house and left everything we know... and we couldn't be happier. I'm thrilled our life-altering decisions were complementary, and am confident they were the best decisions for our family. If you feel something else is calling you, consider it. Talk to your wife and work through it.

 

[kai]

you would pick up where you left off or start again, thats what people do

 

[michel]

Let's say that you were imprisoned in a tiny cell for a while, not knowing if you would ever be released.

Unexpectedly, after one year of solitary confinement you were released with no money, no injuries, and no illness to face the world again.

What would you do?

Probably panick, first.

I'd go to a police station, explain where I had come from, and could they please ring my home phone to see if my wife could come & pick me up.

 

[Buttercup]

Let's say that you were imprisoned in a tiny cell for a while, not knowing if you would ever be released.

Unexpectedly, after one year of solitary confinement you were released with no money, no injuries, and no illness to face the world again.

What would you do?

After one year solitary confinement....wow, do you have idea what torture that does to a human's brain and body? I think I'd be in shock for awhile and need to de-brief and acclimate to the real world. But, I would hope I first had the capacity to break down and cry in delight at seeing those that I love....anything after that would be gravy on the mashed potatoes.

 

[angellous_evangellous]

After one year solitary confinement....wow, do you have idea what torture that does to a human's brain and body? I think I'd be in shock for awhile and need to de-brief and acclimate to the real world. But, I would hope I first had the capacity to break down and cry in delight at seeing those that I love....anything after that would be gravy on the mashed potatoes.

I sure do, which is why I listed "no injuries" in the OP - I'm assuming in the hypothetical that no lasting mental or physical injuries are sustained.

It's not connected to reality - I know - but the construct is useful.

 

[angellous_evangellous]

Let's say that you were imprisoned in a tiny cell for a while, not knowing if you would ever be released.

Unexpectedly, after one year of solitary confinement you were released with no money, no injuries, and no illness to face the world again.

What would you do?

I think that I would find my wife, figure out a way to make a living in a rural area in a mountainous region, and have as many kids as I could as fast as I could.

 

[Buttercup]

I sure do, which is why I listed "no injuries" in the OP - I'm assuming in the hypothetical that no lasting mental or physical injuries are sustained.

It's not connected to reality - I know - but the construct is useful.

I wasn't directing the comment to you per se but more throwing it out there for my own contemplation.

So, if we're going to take this further.....

Can you imagine how incredibly grateful you would be for every little thing? From a bar of chocolate to coffee in the morning? To even a genuinely friendly smile from someone? And to feel affection and love from your family...Geeeez, I'm getting all emotional just thinking about it.

 

[Purple Thyme]

GO ON WITH LIFE and definitely get a cup of coffee. One good thing is I would have finally quit smoking.

 

[sparc872]

Do what people to best, just live. Breathe in the fresh air, smile and move on. Who knows, maybe I'd write a book about the whole ordeal. Nothing is more satisfying than closing another chapter in your life and moving on to that brand new unchartered territory. Uncertainty adds the fun to life. Without it, life would be pretty mundane and boring.

 

[angellous_evangellous]

I wasn't directing the comment to you per se but more throwing it out there for my own contemplation.

So, if we're going to take this further.....

Can you imagine how incredibly grateful you would be for every little thing? From a bar of chocolate to coffee in the morning? To even a genuinely friendly smile from someone? And to feel affection and love from your family...Geeeez, I'm getting all emotional just thinking about it.

I know... I just wanted to express that I understand that most people would go insane if they were in solitary confinement for an extended period of time.

Yeah, I could see how I would be grateful for everything.

 

[Scarlett Wampus]

A reason some people go on extended meditation retreats is to press their reset button. Its amazing how many neuroses can clear up when there's nothing to feed them. Also in silence and solitariness the mind turns in on itself and becomes naturally contemplative. Imagining what things might look like after a year separated from the world is interesting but actually doing it is wow!

 

[carcasia123]

I would probably find my family, sleep in a comfortable bed for a long time then get some good yummy food to eat.

After that...I would move somewhere very very safe, probably out in the country or something.