Assuming I’d have the power to live forever: I’d go WAY back in time and witness the Big Bang (or if there was one). Then I’d see the formation of stars and planets. I’d watch the first life forms on Earth come into being. Then, centuries later, I’d have my own Jurassic Park experience: filming dinosaurs running around.
Then I’d watch the dawn of human civilization. I’d find out how mankind made fire, built stone pyramids, figured out math problems, discovered scientific marvels, built cathedrals, made cannons and rifles, built trains, built cars, built computers, commanded armies, started successful businesses, and influenced others to create nations.
I’d visit the ancient library of Alexandria, and the House of Wisdom in Bagdad. I’d go around the world collecting ancient artifacts and scanning books for my hard drive.
I’d learn from the best salesmen, the best leaders, the best pick up artists, and the most influential & charismatic people about getting what you want out of life. I’d have a collection of the best knowledge of mankind (writings, art, recordings of music) stored on my laptop computer.
Then I’d go back to high school, just for the heck of it, with all that knowledge and experience. I’d make good grades, get a part time job, invest my money in the stock market, bet on horse races, and pay for my college education without getting a loan. I’d probably have my pick of the finest universities because of my grades & SAT score.
Then I’d get a job as a hot shot stock broker. People would wonder why I always pick the winners (HA HA!). I’d be interviewed by Louis Rukeyser and the Walls St. Week staff They’d wonder why a guy in his early 20s has 100 years worth of knowledge about the stock market and the world economy. All the while I’d have a silly smirk on my face and my rivals would hate me. I’d also start a venture capitalist firm and fund companies like eBay and Google in exchange for preferred stock.
After becoming filthy rich, I’d buy some houses for my family and set up a trust fund for them so they’d never have to worry about money. Then I’d build a ranch, far away from people, so I can live in peace.
If having a time machine was a real possibility, I see certain problems occurring:
1) Learning ancient languages so I can communicate with people.
2) Hiding the time machine.
3) Trying to blend into societies without getting captured or killed.
4) Appearing in the middle of a war or natural disaster.
5) The time machine gets destroyed and I’m stuck in a barbaric, primitive society.
6) I alter the events of mankind so that my parents never meet, and I cease to exist (just like in that movie, Back To The Future).
"I saw that there comes a point, in the defeat of any man of virtue, when his own consent is needed for evil to win-and that no manner of injury done to him by others can succeed if he chooses to withhold his consent. I saw that I could put an end to your outrages by pronouncing a single word in my mind. I pronounced it. The word was ‘No.’" (Atlas Shrugged)
Grumpy 3 years, 8 months ago.
