1. How old would you be if you
didn’t know how old you are? 19
2. Which is worse, failing or
never trying? Never trying (for
fear of failing)
3. If life is so short, why do we
do so many things we don’t like and like so many things we don’t do? For fear of judgment/trying to fit in/social
convention/responsabilities
4. When it’s all said and done,
will you have said more than you’ve done? I hope not.
5. What is the one thing you’d
most like to change about the world? Lack of empathy in general
6. If happiness was the national
currency, what kind of work would make you rich? Being a doctor or an advocate for women’s
rights.
7. Are you doing what you believe
in, or are you settling for what you are doing? A bit of both.
8. If the average human life span
was 40 years, how would you live your life differently? I would stop justifying myself all the time. And
I would travel a lot more.
9. To what degree have you
actually controlled the course your life has taken? Some, a lot of it just happened.
10. Are you more worried about
doing things right, or doing the right things? Doing the right things
11. You’re having lunch with three
people you respect and admire. They all start criticizing a close friend
of yours, not knowing she is your friend. The criticism is distasteful
and unjustified. What do you do? I tell them that she’s my friend and they’re
only saying those things because they don’t really know her well enough. And I
probably won’t admire them as much after that.
12. If you could offer a newborn
child only one piece of advice, what would it be? Be genuine and never let them break you.
13. Would you break the law to
save a loved one? Yes
14. Have you ever seen insanity
where you later saw creativity? Always
15. What’s something you know you
do differently than most people? I couldn’t put on a mask, even if I wanted to. Also,
having the ability to put myself in someone else’s shoes.
16. How come the things that make
you happy don’t make everyone happy? Everyone’s different.
17. What one thing have you not
done that you really want to do? What’s
holding you back? Being a doctor, what’s holding me back is not knowing
chemistry and feeling like I’m too old to go down that road.
18. Are you holding onto something
you need to let go of? Yes.
19. If you had to move to a state
or country besides the one you currently live in, where would you move and why?
USA, always wanted
to live there.
20. Do you push the elevator
button more than once? Do you really believe it makes the elevator
faster? No.
21. Would you rather be a worried
genius or a joyful simpleton? Joyful simpleton, no doubt. Ignorance is bliss.
22. Why are you, you? Because I couldn’t be anything else.
23. Have you been the kind of
friend you want as a friend? Not always.
24. Which is worse, when a good
friend moves away, or losing touch with a good friend who lives right near you?
When a good friend
moves away
25. What are you most grateful
for? Still having a
chance at happiness. Stil breathing. Finally starting to learn a few things
about life.
26. Would you rather lose all of
your old memories, or never be able to make new ones? Lose all my old memories.
27. Is is possible to know the
truth without challenging it first? No.
28. Has your greatest fear ever
come true? Maybe, but I’ll only
be sure the moment I die.
29. Do you remember that time 5
years ago when you were extremely upset? Does it really matter now? Not the moment in itself, but it matters what it
did to me.
30. What is your happiest
childhood memory? What makes it so special? Any memory of my mom.
31. At what time in your recent
past have you felt most passionate and alive? Whenever I shared a laugh with good friends. And
during my first anatomy class.
32. If not now, then when? When and if I finally figure it out.
33. If you haven’t achieved it
yet, what do you have to lose? A dream
34. Have you ever been with
someone, said nothing,
and walked away feeling like you just had the best conversation ever? No. But always wanted to. I have trouble feeling
comfortable in silence.
35. Why do religions that support
love cause so many wars? Because even if the principles and values are right,
the people who should apply them are corrupted and will always end up
distorting them.
36. Is it possible to know,
without a doubt, what is good and what is evil? Some things yes, but there are grey areas.
37. If you just won a million
dollars, would you quit your job? Probably not.
38. Would you rather have less
work to do, or more work you actually enjoy doing? Less work.
39. Do you feel like you’ve lived
this day a hundred times before? Yes
40. When was the last time you
marched into the dark with only the soft glow of an idea you strongly believed
in? It’s been a while
41. If you knew that everyone you
know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today? My best friends, and my dad.
42. Would you be willing to reduce
your life expectancy by 10 years to become extremely attractive or famous? Yes. I wish I could say no, but I would be
lying.
43. What is the difference between
being alive and truly living? Learning to accept yourself, do the things you
love and not apologize being who you are.
44. When is it time to stop
calculating risk and rewards, and just go ahead and do what you know is right? For me, now.
45. If we learn from our mistakes,
why are we always so afraid to make a mistake? Because sometimes we repeat them. We don’t
always learn the first time.
46. What would you do differently
if you knew nobody would judge you? I would stop caring so much about other people’s
opinions. I already do what I want to do, but I can’t stop letting judgment
affect me too much.
47. When was the last time you
noticed the sound of your own breathing? Last night. I always do that when I have
insomnia.
48. What do you love? Have
any of your recent actions openly expressed this love? Literally falling to the floor laughing. Feeling
vulnerable without being afraid. Books, sunsets, taking a good macro, eating
without counting calories. childish silly moments with friends. Browsing
through old memories. Daydreaming. Yes.
49. In 5 years from now, will you
remember what you did
yesterday? What about the day before that? Or the day before that? Probably not. Nothing remarkable.
50. Decisions are being made right
now. The question is: Are you making them for yourself, or are you
letting others make them for you? For myself, but I have yet to learn to keep them from
influencing me completely.
