What If . . .
If you could spend one day with any person living or dead, which person would
it be?
OK, you’ve likely heard that question before.
Most of us have also been asked: If you were stranded on a deserted island and could only have one person with you, which
person would you want?
I always say MacGyver. I figure
he’s my best bet to get off the island and safely return home, even if we just have a match, half a shoelace, and the
underwire from my bra.
Several years ago, I bought a
book called If . . . (Questions for the Game of Life). I
love this book, and reread it regularly. It’s just a series of questions. It doesn’t supply any answers. And,
almost every question leads you to think further than the immediate answer, most likely to ask yourself, "Why?"
Some of the questions in the book are a little surprising and others are
outright shocking. Who asks anyone: “If you had to secretly dispose of a dead body, how would you do it?”
Opening our minds is important at every age, but I think many of those who’ve
reached the big 4 – 0 shut down their imagination departments years ago, which kills their ability to believe their
lives could be better or there can be a better world.
So,
it’s time to dust off your imagination and join me on the wonderful journey of If . . .
If you could become
famous for doing anything, whether or not it’s something you already do, what would it be?
I’m not sure I would be comfortable
with fame, but I see how it can promote good in the world. If I had to become famous for one thing, I’d like it to be
for inspiring others to be philanthropic and giving back to the community, really committing themselves to building a better
world.
Then again . . . It wouldn’t
be so bad to be famous for being the first woman to play for the New York Yankees, with a .400 batting average and maybe a
golden glove or two. Then, I could still inspire people to give back, like many of the players do.
What would you like to be famous for?
About The 40 Factor's If . . .
The
questions presented in The 40 Factor’s If . . . are inspired by the book If . . . (Questions for the Game of Life), which was written by Evelyn McFarlane and James Saywell, and published
by Villard Books in 1995.
McFarlane and Saywell have
also written:
If2 . . . (Questions for the Game of Life)
If3 . . . (Questions for the Game of Love)
If . . . Questions for the Soul.
How Far Will You Go? Questions
to Test Your Limits
Would You? Questions to Challenge Your Beliefs
If . . . Questions for Teens
If You Had
a Million Dollars? Questions About Your Money and Your Life
I Do . . . Questions for The Biggest Day of Your Life
