Date Of Death

If you could know the date of your death, would you want to know? If you knew the date that you died, would you want to know the time? A poll was taken at The Burlington School and thirteen out of the fifty six student and teachers, that were interviewed, said they would want to know the date that they died. When they were asked why, one person said, “I would want to know because I want to make the best out of it and make sure I’ve experienced many things in life.” This explanation does a good job of summing up what most of the people, who said yes, wrote in their explantation. One of the students and teachers and teachers said, “To arrange for my departure.” This person sounds as if they are awaiting their death and are being too cautious …show more content…
That way when I die I will be at peace with the ones I love and care about, and die knowing that I haved lived a good life and accomplished my dreams.” Most of the people said that if they knew the time, they would not put off whatever they wanted to do before they pass away. You should not put off what you want to do in your life until you’re about to die or can no longer do it. They ought to go out and do whatever it is they are putting off.
This student said, “no,” to both questions that were asked. The student said, “I want to just let it happen. Live the days as if it were your last.” One person said, “The surprise is half the fun. It is important not to mess with natural order.” Another person said, “I would not want something like that hanging over my head for the rest of my …show more content…
One person said, “If I knew when I was going to die then I would not live life like I usually would, not a fun life. If I had to know when then I would want to know what time because the thought of me dying that day I would be scared the whole day.” That is a good way to look at it, you would have to worry the whole day about when it was going to happen. On the other hand if you knew the time, you would be waiting for that time to come and you would make sure you are ready to