Have you ever had a major turning point in your life, such as starting something new, or even an illness that affected you in someway? It doesn't have to be a good thing, like giving something up. Think about that, then think what you would be if it had happened differently.

 

 

 

I've had a few. The most recent would be quitting RuneScape (this isn't about RuneScape, but this is my example)

 

 

 

I'll admit it. I was an addict. I played long into the night, most nights and I only got a couple of hours sleep each night because of it. After my parents caught me several times they disconnected my computer socket so they could control when the computer was on. My grades were very poor and after they realised I had devised a way of getting online and playing they took the internet out of my room and that was it.

 

 

 

This was over a year ago and since then, I have enjoyed life more, taken up a few more sports, I'm a bit fitter and my grades are great - eight top credit grades out of eight!

 

 

 

Had I continued to play RuneScape, I would have continued to get lower and lower grades, shutting doors to my future.

 

 

 

Looking back at that time, I realise how stupid I was, thinking of my pleasure in the short term, not caring about later life. I have to thank my parents for taking action, there must have been times when it seemed easier to let me do what I want and ruin my life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you have any major events that you can remember that helped make you the person you are today?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please don't dwell on my RuneScape addiction! :pray: :pray:

Your title 'what if....' has nothing to do with your topic lol

Your title 'what if....' has nothing to do with your topic lol

 

 

 

It does. You think What if... that had happened differently. If you still don't think it fits the topic, what would you suggest the title be changed to?

 

 

 

Also, don't you have something related to the topic to post? It would be nice if you did :)

I quit for a while, and started to get better grades, and do other things. Then there was nothing else to do, so I came back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I can quit, I swear! I just don't wanna! :anxious:

It's not that addictive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hardly play anymore. I'm glad I did all that work in runescape because it gave me ground hard knowledge that you need to work hard to accomplish goals ect.

What if...? is the most dangerous question I know. It's the question that cannot be answered and can drive you mad. You should never look at the past. It hasn't determined the future, the present will. Keep asking yourself 'what if' all the time and before you know it, your life has gone.

You're wise beyond your years Bubsa. Thanks for posting that. I tend to ask what if a lot, and that perspective hadn't really occurred to me.

Probobly joining football. I had come over from Malaysia not really understanding the language, I was struggling and really was a fairly angry person. Football gave me a place to show my athletic ability and to vent my anger. Im still playing it 9 years later

My depression... I mean what if I hadn't gotten depressed? I would have worked so much more, known way less random useless facts, been much worse at random useless games, gotten 99%'s instead of 90%'s, lived not thinking about how random, useless, and stupid life is, etc...

When my dad got cancer, they said it had spread so far that he was damn lucky they caught it early enough to actually do something. A little while longer, he'd have been dead. I ask myself 'What if?' every day, and thank God he's still alive and well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not to brag, but I've nearly died a couple of times from various accidents...one always asks 'What if?' after that, you know. The world wouldn't be as awesome without me around.

Not to brag, but I've nearly died a couple of times from various accidents...one always asks 'What if?' after that, you know. The world wouldn't be as awesome without me around.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Not to brag, but I've nearly died a couple of times from various accidents...one always asks 'What if?' after that, you know. The world wouldn't be as awesome without me around.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I know, I get kind of scared too when I think of what life would be like without my greatness. Don't cry, I'm here for you.

Not to brag, but I've nearly died a couple of times from various accidents...one always asks 'What if?' after that, you know. The world wouldn't be as awesome without me around.

 

 

 

You're going to need a better rep to pull of a statement like that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've asked "what if" plenty of times, and it never seems to help me. So instead of pouting about it all the time, I just stopped asking "what if?". I'm a decent enough person with a good enough family and life, asking "what if?" would be a waste of my time, and an arrogant waste of time at that.

 

 

Not to brag, but I've nearly died a couple of times from various accidents...one always asks 'What if?' after that, you know. The world wouldn't be as awesome without me around.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I know, I get kind of scared too when I think of what life would be like without my greatness. Don't cry, I'm here for you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. It's not that. It's just that it wouldn't make even the slightest difference if you were never born. (It would change some stuff but nothing incredibly important - DONT ACT SMART WITH ME!!!)

Actually, every person probably affects others in a profound way, we just don't know it. Little things we do could have had a major effect on the outcome of an event. Like I said, we're probably just ignorant to most of them.

You're wise beyond your years Bubsa. Thanks for posting that. I tend to ask what if a lot, and that perspective hadn't really occurred to me.

 

 

 

Well, I hope it helps a bit mate :)

Not to brag, but I've nearly died a couple of times from various accidents...one always asks 'What if?' after that, you know. The world wouldn't be as awesome without me around.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you died, I wouldn't have a hero... :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:

I've always hated "what ifs" with a passion. I feel that their regrets for a decision, and if I regret a decision, I will just try to not make it again.

 

 

 

You can what if anything in life, what if I had talked to that girl, what if I had hit him, what if my tire goes flat? Nothing can be done about it, so no reason to worry.

 

 

 

I like knowing that the decision I made was the best I could, and I won't second guess it.

For me is the game Jak 2. Its not about 'it', but the connection it made between me and my now best friend. I just HAD to ask "Do you play Jak 2?" on that sunny day in 6th grade...With that friend linked to several others so without him I really dont know which friends I'll have now. Hell I might even be emo! :shock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nah not really.

Believe it or not, but the BBC said that Runescape makes you smarter in certain subjects like math, like when you calculate prices, xp ect. People say i am addicted but i am not. I play sports and sleep and i am on the top of the list for the smartest people in the class. I AM NOT A NERD! just for the record

I remember when I went to India to see my relatives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

me and some of my friends were into someone's field. and we got surrounded by fire.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Omg it was like in a spash of second, fun down and fear up... :( :shock:

It's not that addictive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hardly play anymore. I'm glad I did all that work in runescape because it gave me ground hard knowledge that you need to work hard to accomplish goals ect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DITTO. I actually have to force myself to play, if I dare even pull up another browser while playing Runescape I won't go back to Runescape, and it'll autolog me out. But I really only do it to compete with my friends and my brother.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I guess it doesn't help that I can't multitask to save my life. :oops:

What if...? is the most dangerous question I know. It's the question that cannot be answered and can drive you mad. You should never look at the past. It hasn't determined the future, the present will. Keep asking yourself 'what if' all the time and before you know it, your life has gone.

 

 

 

Do you just come up with that Bubsa? I read Adam's response first and at first thought it was made in sarcasm but then I read what you posted and I literally just paused. For reasons I really can't get into that quote means a lot to me. I'm going to put this as my quote on Facebook to let others read it, very thought provoking...

Weird one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Had I not seen Nirvana's Unplugged performance when I was eight or so, I'd probably still be in college trying to get an office job or something that I would eventually grow to despise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But now I'm doing what I love. And I couldn't be happier, y'know?

 

What if...? is the most dangerous question I know. It's the question that cannot be answered and can drive you mad. You should never look at the past. It hasn't determined the future, the present will. Keep asking yourself 'what if' all the time and before you know it, your life has gone.

 

 

 

Do you just come up with that Bubsa? I read Adam's response first and at first thought it was made in sarcasm but then I read what you posted and I literally just paused. For reasons I really can't get into that quote means a lot to me. I'm going to put this as my quote on Facebook to let others read it, very thought provoking...

 

 

 

Well yeah, I just wrote down what I truly felt from the heart. It's not like I stopped to think of it then on this thread, I already knew what my answer would be, if you follow.

 

 

 

You have facebook? PM me with your contacts man, I'll add you! :P