If you can get one DEAD person back on earth, who would it be?
By I_LUV_U
@I_LUV_U (2519)
India
January 23, 2008 8:19am CST
Just imagine, you are blessed with a unique power of making one dead person re-appear on this planet. It can be anyone, just anybody you wish.
It can be your mother, father, grandfather, first cousin's father-in-law, second cousin's puppy love, your maid's maternal uncle, neighbour, friend, foe,.....likewise anybody whose existence you wish.
It can even be any of the widely known personalities like Aristotle, Einstein, Da Vinci, Helen Keller, John f Kennedy, Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto, Saddam Hussein (I hope not) etc...just any mortal who lived earlier.
So, who would your choice be?
Would you consider how they lived life, while you decide on giving someone a re-live?
Would you be a little selfish (no harm) and decide on someone from your personal life? (e.g. mum, dad, hubby, etc)
Or
Would you pick someone who did altruistic service to the mankind? (like Abraham Lincoln, Mother Teresa, etc)
Or
Would it be one of your favourites?
(like, maybe Marylin Monroe, Wordsworth, Beethoven, Charlie Chaplin, etc)
Who and why?
I'd probably go with Oscar Wilde, for I love his wit and humour. Yea, I admit being a bit selfish here...lol.
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63 responses
@youless (112496)
• Guangzhou, China
23 Jan 08
There are not many people left me. So I would like to bring my grandma back to life if it's possible. As I did something wrong and I wanted to say sorry to her. Besides, I hope she could see me grow up and have a family now. I hope she would be able to see her great grand child.
@aretha (2538)
• United States
23 Jan 08
it would be my mom. it is a bit selfish but i think things would be so different with her here. i have had two more babies sense she passed and my oldest was only two when she passed. i would love for my boys to know her. and i just miss her i can't call to tell her stupid little things my kids do or what has happened in my day. my life has changed so much and so much has happened sense she has been gone.
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@alamode (3071)
• United States
27 Jan 08
aretha---Those little things make the bond between mother and daughter so strong... sharing the emotional highs and lows of motherhood, getting good advice on raising the next generation, laughing over the silly stuff... I have that with my girls, and we are the best of friends. I'm heartbroken that you missed that...
I lost my Pop a few years ago, and I STILL start to pick up the phone to tell him the latest. We both enjoyed it so much!
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@Mirita (2668)
• United States
23 Jan 08
I will choose my mother because until this day is hard for me to live without her. When a person looses their mom there is always something missing. You don't have this unconditional love anymore. There is no greater love than the love of a mother.
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@lynboobsy11 (11343)
• Philippines
23 Jan 08
For me it's my son the twin brother of my 16 yr old daughter now. I just want to experienced to have a son because now I only have 2 daughters and unfortunately I cant have a baby any more. Not only that there are my first babies that's why I can't wait to hug and kiss him again, that is when I can bring back him.
@Louiseybaby (68)
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30 Jan 08
well i had a miscarriage just before i got pregnant with my son so i cant actually wish that baby alive as my beautiful son wouldnt be here! but i think they are the same baby in spirit anyway. so i would choose my friend sarah as she was lovely and she was only 28 when she passed! its awful she dreamed of getting married and starting a family but ovarian cancer cruelly took her away!!!
@dolce_vita78 (8062)
• Philippines
23 Jan 08
Well, the truth is I would definitely choose more than just one. But if I were to narrow down my choices, I would say that Mother Theresa would be my ultimate choice. She has done so much for mankind and I believe that many of us miss her so much.
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@tarheelnancy (1317)
• United States
24 Jan 08
I would definitely bring back my father. I miss him so much and just before he passed we were starting to build a relationship. He was a good man with a kind heart.
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@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
24 Jan 08
Hi friend,
I am a very simple person with simple needs and wants. I have simple values which say that we should abide by simple value of love and humanity to all on earth and for this we need to be at peace at heart in the first place. For this reason alone, I would want to bring back my grand mother. She is no more with us but her presence, her values, her deadly power to pacify people with disarming love, care and humor are much missed by me and all who knew her. I am not at peace since she has gone. It would take ages to overcome it and the loss is irreparable. So, She would be my choice, for now and always.
I love you Dida. You are always in my heart.
Thanks for a nice discussion which left me with fond memories.
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@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
12 Feb 08
Yes hun,
my love for my dida is so intense that I can still feel her words and love around me. Its such a blessing!
Thanks.
@ladymoonstone143 (1507)
• United States
24 Jan 08
Probably it will be John Lennon so that he can continue to create beautiful music and a Beatles reunion would be a great thing to see in my lifetime :)
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@susieq223 (3742)
• United States
31 Jan 08
What an interesting question! There are so many historical figures I would love to talk to and find out what life was like for them and get some answers to questions I have about some things that happened, e.g., clear up some mysteries. One of my choices would be Thomas Jefferson. I would like to get his opinion on some of the modern interpretations to the US Constitution he helped to write.
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@elisa126 (166)
• United States
31 Jan 08
My answer is MY SON how I ache to see how he would of been today at age 26, married,maybe had kids,I miss him so much!! AND MY GRANDMOTHER,she was everything to me
@money_maker01 (1097)
• Malaysia
1 Feb 08
I'm so sorry about your son. I'm in his age. Anyway, may God bless him..
@corilat (180)
• Australia
30 Jan 08
Hmmm I know it's been mentioned a lot, but I had to comment - how could we drag ANYONE back from wherever they are in peace (if you believe in some kind of afterlife) ??
Even if it's someone we really miss, bringing them back would not make THEM very happy I don't think! They'll have had enough of this world after seeing what else there is! I don't think they could enjoy themselves.
But if it were in some way that it wouldn't cause them any pain, and they would want to be here - it'd have to be my mom. She went much too early and I miss her dearly. Tho as I've said, I wouldn't want to 'drag' her back against her will...
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@jwfarrimond (4473)
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23 Jan 08
Maybe my great grandfather then I could ask him to solve all those pesky little family history questions that I have and can't solve.
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
24 Jan 08
I'd vote for Jesus H. Christ as the one person I'd like to see back on earth.I'd want to do an in-depth interview with him. I'd ask him who his Mother was and if he really didn't have a Father. And did he really sanction all these Rich and Powerful Christian Churches, and what he thought their vast Fortunes.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
24 Jan 08
My neighbor because she was really there for me when I needed her. She was wise and much older than me.
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@alamode (3071)
• United States
24 Jan 08
I miss my Pop, but since he wanted to die so much, it would be wrong to bring him back. I would choose my husband's mother... she was my best friend and a wonderful woman. The world lost a lot when she passed.
@I_LUV_U (2519)
• India
26 Jan 08
Same thoughts here, as mithra rao. You are probably the first and the last person wanting her mother-in-law back.
She must be gem of a lady, for you to think so high of her.
Here in India, most mothers-in-law are quite villainous to their daughters-in-law. You will hardly ever find a young woman praising her mother-in-law like this. Sad, but true.
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@alamode (3071)
• United States
27 Jan 08
I think its so sad when people fight over 'possession' of another person... Mom and I never had a harsh word between us in 40 years! In fact, Hun learned early in our marriage that if we had a fight, she was going to take MY side... he didn't stand a chance!LOL!
@alamode (3071)
• United States
24 Jan 08
Hello, my sweet friend... I'm doing very well lately! Hun is out of town this week, so I've been busy doing things I can't get to when he's here... I don't get to the computer util after 10 lately!
Yes, my other Mom... she was such a sweet and kind lady... a REAL lady always, even when we got a little naughty!LOL! She would come for a month every year, and we would have so much fun! She had an abusive marriage to Hun's father... I'm so glad Hun isn't that way! She left him and got a divorce, but she was too frightened to try again with another man, and lived half of her life alone. I would like for her to come back and have love with a man, to be appreciated for who she is. Its the one thing about her life that breaks my heart!
Take care, my friend... so nice to hear from you!
@joyceshookery (2057)
• United States
23 Jan 08
I'd like to bring back Bob. He was the love of my life for 6 years. He had wit and a sense of humor. Unlike Oscar Wilde, he wasn't famous. he was just a good hearted, kind and compassionate human being. I loved him and he loved me (I know, sounds like the Barney song).
Nice fantasy. Thanks for this interesting topic.
@joyceshookery (2057)
• United States
25 Jan 08
One of the posters above said something about if that person chose to come back. i wonder if Bob would choose to come back.
I have some great memories and will leave it at that.
