What if you had only an hour to live? Before I start pondering, I would like to share a wonderful saying. “If you live every day as if it were your last and then some day you’ll be right”.
I am C, I am homeless, live on streets and I beg for food. I was born blind, have tried to find a job, but alas, I have never been successful. I am glad that this is going to be my last 60 minutes! This is my time, the last few minutes of being blind, of being treated like a dog on the street. To all those who never gave me a chance to prove myself and to those who pushed me to the side when I tried to stand on my own legs, I have only one thing to say. No matter how much you earn, at the end its the same burial ground.
I am J, CEO of a company. I am single, love parties, women love me. I am a creator, inventor! Not a minute goes by without thinking about the next big thing. Right now, I am working on something “Gen-Z” cool, I was totally engrossed in it and would have been if I wasn’t told about my last 60 minutes. In fact, I have lost a few seconds thinking about it. This is sad, I have only an hour to live and no time to waste! Hey, but I have a lot of money! Where are the babes? A party right now! To the most fun filled 60 minutes of my life.
I am D, PhD student in theoretical physics. I crossed the oceans, various continents to come here with a dream of achieving what I desire. I have 8 papers published in a span of 2 years. I never kept track of time, it was never needed. What difference does day or night make to a PhD student? I am currently working on something path breaking! With only 60 minutes to go, I have nothing else to do. I don’t have friends, lesser mortals out there don’t interest me. Let me make this 60 minutes the most important, by accomplishing what I started. Back to work! To the most glorious 60 minutes of my life.
I am V, a hopeless romantic, I have been loving this girl from a few years and never got the courage to tell it to her. I think she likes me too, and she seems to be waiting for me to make the move. These girls, I will never understand. I always thought I had the time to tell her at the right place, right time, among the right people. Wait a minute, I have only an hour to go! I can’t be scared, will not be hesitant any more! Let me go grab her hand and tell her what I feel, the last 60 minutes of my life will be a poetic journey.
I am K, bank manager. I am a proud father of three beautiful kids. Till now, I was disciplining them about how important time, people, food and respecting others is. I just got to know about my one hour deadline. This is extremely nerve wracking, I dreamt of bringing up these kids with extreme care, love and instill a lot of values in them, and I thought I had a the next few decades. I guess, the last one hour I will spend playing with them, having fun, being a kid with these kids again. I want my kids to remember me as a fun filled, loving, caring, and also a very good father who instilled a lot of good values in them. The last 60 minutes of my life will see the best of my love to my wonderful kids.
Peace.
What would I do? Hmm. What would you do?
Aditi
January 13, 2011
Beautiful writeup. I loved how you portrayed all characters. But would love to know what would you do ? The topic was amazing and even though i dint want to write about such a serious scenario , but all the thoughts forced me to.
Anyway, looks like you are into writing big time, it will be fun to catch up with your other posts . Just read your Onion enlightenment, BRILLIANT!
Subscribing to your blog
Supreeth
January 13, 2011
Hey, thanks Aditi. I had initially written in the post on what I would do, then deleted it. Didn’t want to get too emotional on a webpage
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A lot of my previous posts would be random mumblings, unfurnished posts with lots of grammar errors.
Mad Hatter
January 15, 2011
Wow.Thats pretty big
good one though 
Mine is merely 6 lines. check it out! 
Vijay
January 20, 2011
If I had 60 minutes to live I d just try to have fun with my family & friends & make sure that not even a single minute goes wasted. Might even try to do something crazy or out of the box stuffs.