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Sunday, February 15, 2009

Immortal


I could totally go for being an immortal. 

I have never understood those who look forward to their demise. Sure I would miss friends and family who had passed away but I would always remember them.

I think of all the good I could do, all the things I could learn, and all the experiences I could have. Just being a witness to history as it unfolds would be an amazing experience.

Here a short list of what I would do with my immortality. . . 

. . . the good I could do . . .

I would become the ultimate businessman and put my vast wealth into charities, foundations, endowments, and projects. Some of my pet projects I would payroll would be . . . 
  • I would love to fund a World Wide Water project. Bringing clean water to impoverished communities world wide. I believe this can be done affordably and effectively by creating a tuition grant program for engineering students.
  • Global vaccination program to eradicate polio and other preventable diseases
  • I would plug millions in the LDS Perpetual Education Fund
  • The US alone produces enough food to feed the world. The biggest issue in making food available to every mouth is transportation. I would love to solve the transportation issues which could eradicate hunger
  • Fund GWU, the building and expansion of its campus, and the building of satellite campuses globally
. . . the things I could learn  . . .
  • I would learn to read, write, and speak every language in the world by living in each and every country for at least seven years. That should also give me a great understanding of the culture as well
  • I would learn a ton of musical instruments
  • I would continually study with the greatest minds in all the sciences and intellectual disciplines
  • I would learn the arts - painting, sculpture, etc
. . . the experiences I could have . . .
  • I would climb all the mountains
  • I would scuba dive all the cool spot and then find new ones
  • I would teach at a ton of schools
  • I would visit all the sacred sites in various countries
  • Tour de World at least a dozen times
So would you be immortal? What would you do in the time you had?

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