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3 years to live? 'I'll lecture Raj in Hindi!'
We asked readers what they would do if they had only three years to live life to the fullest? While the contest closes on November 23, here are some interesting responses. And keep them coming, because the best entries win prizes from rediff.com
First up, we have 28-year-old Vijith Ashwin from Chennai. Here's what he wants to do:
The 10 things I will do before I die are:
1. Make Raj Thackeray my student and lecture him all day in English and Hindi.
2. Go over to my boss and give him a piece of my mind before quitting.
3. Make Shahrukh Khan dance at my birthday party.
4. Go to the moon and find out if the US flag is really there or not?
5. Fly in a supersonic fighter plane.
6. Be a hero in a Bollywood commercial movie with 10 heroines.
7. Tell Sachin Tendulkar to continue playing for 10 years after I am dead.
8. Beg Sania Mirza to win a title before I die.
9. Sing and dance in front of a huge crowd and make them clap continuously.
10. Last but not least, kill all terrorists and those responsible for them.
'Steal expensive cars'
Here is Laxminarayanan R's wishlist:
1. Try my hand at becoming a Robin Hood and nab all those who are evil in society.
2. Kick the corrupt and politicians.
3. Always be with my wife and mom.
4. Drive the car in the nude and super-fast!
5. Smoke a lot of marijuana.
6. Steal expensive cars and suits.
7. Help at least three mentally retarded people and give them a place to live.
8. Help old people and give them shelter and food.
9. Slap people who behave arrogant and unruly in the middle of the road.
10. Last but not least, spend my final days in the Himalayas meditating and face death boldly.
'Take a loan from...'
Saju Sadanand has some rather unusual plans!
1. Take a loan from SBI.
2. Take a loan from Citibank.
3. Take a loan from Axis Bank.
4. Take a loan from Punjab National Bank.
5. Take a loan from Union Bank of India.
6. Take a loan from ICICI.
7. Take a loan from HDFC.
8. Spend some money on booze.
9. Spend the rest of the most of money on women.
10. Pray for the world to end, or else I will be in a soup!
'Write a book on '10 things I'd do before I die' and sell the movie rights to M Night Shyamalan'
And here's what Leena Elizabeth Uthup, 24, from Bangalore wants to do:
1. Send as many messages to outer space as possible, because if at all anyone can save me before the earth gets destroyed, I can survive.
2. Finish reading the Bible because I don't want to end up losing the "quiz competition for entry to heaven".
3. Meet the Al-Qaeda group leader and ask, "Now what! Galactic terrorism!"
4. Write a book on '10 things I'd do before I die' and sell the movie rights to M Night Shyamalan.
5. Hug as many people as possible to reassure them that I am with them in death.
6. Plead with all governments to mass evacuate all cricketers to some deserted island. I can't stand to hear about a new match between Aliens vs The World.
7. Stand on top of the tallest mountain and shout, "I'll miss you all."
8. Eat as many dishes from across the world as possible and savour the myriad tastes.
9. Help Greenpeace in all their efforts to save the earth, till time permits.
10. Pray to God and ask, "If there is any change of plans, do let me know!"
Stay tuned for a lot more responses coming up! And let us know the 10 things that would make it to your priority list -- mail us at getahead@rediff.co.in (subject line: '10 things I'd do before I die') along with your name, age and contact details!