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droidguy1119
12-24-2003, 08:35 PM
Here's a question for you. Say there are other universes. There's probably one that's just like this one. Maybe one almost identical. Maybe almost exactly identical. There's only one difference.

You're...not in it.

What do you mean to a world...that functions without you?

What can you bring to the lives of people who have gone about their lives, day after day, without you there?

Can you, honestly, I mean, really say...that you made a difference?

I didn't think so. I don't think anybody can. But I'm sure you'd like to.

-[--]-

Every day, we go about our lives, interacting with other people. It has to do with that cause and effect concept, but I don't know how. The point is that in any given building, maybe where you work, maybe not, one person could be taken out, and the building will still function. Either the work will spread throughout, or that one person, maybe you, will simply be...replaced.

Unless the number of people in a job reduces significantly, the impact is minimal. If the entire staff of half the building vanished, it would have an effect. Of course. But one? Nobody...would...notice.

-[--]-

Life does not require you. Life is inevitable.

You've got three choices, with life. You can flow with it, ignore it, or obstruct it. You can't stop it, and you can't force it, but you still can do one of those three things.

-[--]-

I know I don't make a difference. I'm aware that if I wasn't around, there'd still be someone to think up this same thing, the idea. People have done it before me. I know I'm not original.

But it isn't for lack of trying.

droidguy1119
03-19-2004, 04:42 PM
I was wondering if anyone remembers these -- I need verification from other people that I wrote these quotes.

Not the ideas -- I'm sure someone has come up with the same basic concept before -- but I know I wrote these quotes as they are, in this format, in this above post, without direct input from any other source (re: a movie, a song, a book, etc).

Thanks.

Tornado
03-19-2004, 04:45 PM
Whoa, whoa, whoa, you wrote these quotes back in December? I've had that quote in my AOL info for roughly a year now . . .

I've been writing X for over 6 months now, and I used that quote very early on in the script . . .

droidguy1119
03-19-2004, 04:48 PM
What about the other ones?

Jeez, this is turning into another creepy, Secret Window-like thing.

I know I wrote this. (I also know I'm not you. ;))

But I wrote those particular quotes, man...

Here's my thought: who does your friend talk to? Maybe somehow, some way, the quote went in a big loop from someone on the boards to him...

Tornado
03-19-2004, 04:52 PM
The only one that he knew of, was the one from my AOL info (the one from my sig on here). He had not heard of the others. I don't doubt that you wrote it, I just know that I did not take it from you . . .

droidguy1119
03-19-2004, 04:56 PM
I don't suppose you live in or know anyone in Washington State, possibly city of Kent, Covington, or around there?

Tornado
03-19-2004, 04:57 PM
No, I live in Wisconsin . . .

rosncranz
03-19-2004, 05:07 PM
droidguy, i totally disagree, if someone thinks like that then it is inevitable that they will fall victim to such a fate, i will make sure my life is meaningful and i will accomplish that task. you can go ahead and mean nothing, but i will not accept that for myself, and that is not unreasonable or idealistic. if i am meaningful to one person then that is enough for me, but i think it will be meaningful to many people.

droidguy1119
03-19-2004, 05:09 PM
lol. When I first read "I totally disagree," I thought you were referring to what Tornado and I were talking about, and not the quote itself...

Citizen Kane
03-19-2004, 06:11 PM
You wrote those, I remember it very distinctly...

rosncranz
03-19-2004, 09:35 PM
wait i wrote those!

Citizen Kane
03-19-2004, 10:23 PM
Are you serious or kidding?

rosncranz
03-19-2004, 10:37 PM
i was just kidding

droidguy1119
07-27-2004, 03:17 AM
*bump*

We never figured it out, BTW.