Would you do this?

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I just responded to a discussion posted by another member, and it gave me the idea for another discussion that should be pretty interesting to think about. I am going to use part of my post on the other discussion to help me with this one, but since I wrote the material in the other post, the powers that be here at mylot can't can my discussion for plagiarism. LOL OK, so the discussion I responded to was called "Are you thinking of Going Back?". It talked about going back to the way things were before we had cell phones, computers, the Internet, and all the modern conveniences that we enjoy today. As I responded to this discussion, I started to think about what it would be like to be on an island alone for a while. As I stated in the discussion, I grew up in the 1980's, so I remember the days when we didn't have things like cell phones and computers, and I think that life was a lot easier back then somehow. I think it would actually be cool to be alone on an island for a few months, as long as I didn't have to worry about things like food, water, and a place to sleep. I am sure I would miss my family, friends, and my dogs, but I think it would give me a while to think about things, and maybe give me some new perspectives on life. So, here is my question for you. If you didn't have to worry about food, water, and a place to sleep, would you want to be alone on an island for a few months, or maybe even just for a month or two? Before you make your decision, I need to let you know about the requirements of you agreeing to do this. I am not talking about staying on the island in a fancy hotel room or cabin. I am talking about camping on the island, having to cook all your meals outdoors, just like you would if you were on a camping trip. Your food and water would be provided, but you would also have the option of fishing or gathering for your food when you wanted to. However, you would have no contact with people from the time you were dropped off on the island until they picked you up at the appointed time. You would have no phone or computer. You would have no way to contact the outside world, except for an emergency beacon that would bring help to you in case of an emergency. You would have all of the cooking equipment you needed to cook the way you would on a camping trip, and you would be able to sleep comfortably on a cot in a tent, but you wouldn't have any electricity at all, just a couple of flashlights to help you out when you needed to move around at night. All you could take with you would be a few books, and some notebooks and pens to keep a log of your thoughts and your trip. I will be nice here and let you also have a couple of hand-held digital recorders to aid you in keeping your logs and journals. LOL So that is the scenario. Food, water, and a place to sleep would be provided for you, but you would have no electricity, and you would have no contact with the outside world at all for the time you were there. However, this could provide an opportunity to do a lot of thinking about life, and perhaps give you some new perspective or ideals. Would you do it for at least a month? Would you do it longer? I would want to do it for at least a month...