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Is there anything you would willingly give your life for?

Asked by aanuszek1 (2290points) October 2nd, 2008
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Bri_L's avatar

my kids then my wife.

no question

basp's avatar

My family.

JackAdams's avatar

Yes, but it cannot be mentioned in mixed company.

gailcalled's avatar

My family also. (and probably by reflex now, good old Milo.)

JackAdams's avatar

I thought Milo came first.

gailcalled's avatar

No, Jack. My family does.

JackAdams's avatar

If I had a cat, it would BE “family.”

SuperMouse's avatar

My boys, one sister.

deaddolly's avatar

my daughter

jca's avatar

my daughter and my sister.

kevbo's avatar

72 virgins Insha’Allah.

Nimis's avatar

Depends on what you mean by giving your life.

Dying for someone is easy.
Living for someone is an entirely different matter.

The former? My family and some friends.
The latter? Ooph…some family.

augustlan's avatar

My children’s lives, in a heartbeat.

arnbev959's avatar

Honestly, I can’t think of anything. (I’m either in one of my nihilist moods or really really enjoying life right now.)

Allie's avatar

My family, some friends, and humanity.

2late2be's avatar

My baby, but i would have to wait to give birth to my second so she/he wouldn’t die with me, then i would give ANYTHING for both of them to have a happy and healthy life…

shrubbery's avatar

To save another’s life.

jca's avatar

shrubbery: you would give anything (anything meaning your life, too) to save another’s life as in ANY other’s life? that’s very generous (and commendable, if that’s what you meant).

shrubbery's avatar

I have thought about this quite a bit (albeit a bit morbid, but I just seem to think about it often) and I have decided that if faced with a situation I believe I would be prepared to lay down my life for any other’s. Whether I truly could follow through with this (no one could ever predict what they would do, but I hope my brain would be strong enough to override my instincts) if the time were to come around, let’s hope I never have to find out.

EmpressPixie's avatar

Any cause sufficiently worthwhile.

So: my family, saving someone’s life, getting a big truth to the public, I mean, think of a really good conspiracy movie where they get the truth out and it can’t be covered up again… I’d love to be the dramatic heroine for that.

But seriously to save another life.

jca's avatar

shrubbery: wow. so if we were on a plane and there was only one parachute, and it was me and you, you’d let me have it? and i don’t know you? very generous. i think if it were the reverse, i’d tell you “sorry….”

shrubbery's avatar

I’d like to think so, yes. If there was one parachute, and two lives, someone is definitely going to be left behind, and I just don’t think I could live with myself if that someone wasn’t me, which would defeat the whole notion of the other person staying behind to save me.

90s_kid's avatar

Anything, everything. My life doesn’t matter.

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