When I was going through a divorce, I asked my ex wife this question. She was a miserable woman who cared about noone but herself. She was not then, nor is she now spiritually healthy. By that I don't mean anything to do with religion. Just the realization that people would care, that you gave something back. That perhaps you made a difference. She didn't care then and doesn't care now. Considering we had 2 kids (which I have custody of) I would think that is a pretty miserable way to live.
Spouse and youngest child would be crushed, other 2 children would be very sad but their lives wouldn't be devastated, and the 2 friends that I talk to most frequently would be extremely upset. The rest of my friends and family would "care," and would miss me for a while, but would likely move on rather quickly.
7. Only immediate family and girlfriend.
Other than immediate family and a few friends, anyone or company that profits from my existence.
Maybe fifteen.
I took a financing deal on my funeral and plot, so I bet the funeral home guy would be pissed.
Everyone I've ever known has wished me well
Anyway, that's how it seems, it's hard to tell
Maybe people only ask you how you're doing
'Cause that's easier than letting on how little they could care.
-Jackson Browne -
screw 'em all but 6
you need pallbearers
not sure, but I would say about a dozen...my best friend died 2 years ago and I think about him nearly every day...some people make an impact on your life and you will never forget them....but life moves so quick that often the dead become a distant memory...
Two , my mom and dad... And my lone "friend". So 3. I feel life passed me by. Feel god put ppl in my life that never belonged there. Yeah im not perfect, but i can homestly say ive spent majority of my life doing whats right and being nice to ppl and feel i have very little to nothing to show for it. Life has not be very easy lately, and im only 29
888 wrote:
How many people would truly care that you were dead?
Here is perhaps a more relevant question: How many people would you care if they didn't care if you died? (Of course, you would be dead, so how could you care?)
[Caution: this is a trick question designed to probe your inner Stuart Smalley]
Nice, but the lyrics from any random Dylan song would likely better capture the essence of this existentialist question.
family only; thats wife/kids/sisters/parents/and a few nephews..thats 13.....nobody else will care all that much.
I've probably been nice to 13 people.
I would like the few that might care to not grieve but celebrate. I've let them know that I won't suffer and will probably just walk off into the woods or go cliff diving and let nature take it's course if I'm able to rather than have someone keeping me alive to die slowly. Knowing I'm alive in this life gives me hope for another chance to do better in the next one.
This should sum it all up:
Sis, mom, dad, 2 best friends, and that's it I'd venture and guess. I am in a grad program where everyone knows everyone, so some people would be upset for a bit, but they'd get over it fast enough.
Probably the texting-and-SUV-driving soccer mom who ran me over would care about her insurance premium going up.
Student wrote:
Nice, but the lyrics from any random Dylan song would likely better capture the essence of this existentialist question.
How many roads must a man walk down?
what a stupid thread. if i died i wouldn't even care.
888 wrote:
How many people would truly care that you were dead?
Some_Dude wrote:
I've often thought about this.
I've been a teammate, teacher, volunteer, and coach, would anyone care if I passed? Tough to say.
Obviously I want to say a lot of people, but honestly, outside of immediate family, probably like 3, maybe 4.
This is probably true, since people tend to move on with their lives pretty quickly. However, there is nothing wrong with that.