What is the price of your soul?
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If by "serve death for all eternity" you mean be like an assistant, like fetch his clothes from the dry cleaners and getting him coffee everyday, I don't think I'd go for that. Being Death's errand ***** for all eternity would not be fun.
But I'm guessing Death doesn't need those things, so it might be something cool like taking over for him once he gets out of the business of soul harvesting and retires to Europe or something.
If so, I'd definitely want him to make me ruler of the world for as long as I live. Which is guaranteed to be at least 10 years, I can get some stuff done.
Once that happens, I'd abolish wars, feed the hungry, redirect some funds to space travel and make new laws like instituting a time of the day set aside for naps, and maybe one for hugs as well.
World peace and happiness for everyone, and I get to be the Damn Immortal God-King of Earth and all the Stars, everybody wins!
But I'm guessing Death doesn't need those things, so it might be something cool like taking over for him once he gets out of the business of soul harvesting and retires to Europe or something.
If so, I'd definitely want him to make me ruler of the world for as long as I live. Which is guaranteed to be at least 10 years, I can get some stuff done.
Once that happens, I'd abolish wars, feed the hungry, redirect some funds to space travel and make new laws like instituting a time of the day set aside for naps, and maybe one for hugs as well.
World peace and happiness for everyone, and I get to be the Damn Immortal God-King of Earth and all the Stars, everybody wins!
Jack Daniels? Really Jack Daniels?? If you are selling your soul you may as well get a good whiskey.M4A1Sopmod said:
Personally, it would depend on what serving Death entailed. If it's a whole hell-style torture for eternity, no deal. On the other hand, if it's just reaping souls on his day off (like Terry Pratchett's Mort) then I might just do it for free!
Since I'd just be serving him and would be able to see everyone who dies, I'd take the deal in no time flat. I'd wish for no body to ever die unless they die of old age. Just stick it to him a notch or two. That or I would wish that my name would be famous for all of eternity as the man who beat Death at his own game. One or the two would be awesome.
Heaven, Hell and other types of eternal servitude are a no-no for me. I'd only accept if I got 3 wishes and reincarnation after I die. (i wouldn't really mind to do some odd jobs for the dude, but only if it's like one jobe every year or so)
I wish for my soul to become an equal partner with Death upon mine. Thus I resurrect, live a guaranteed long life, then die and get to play poker with other people's souls for eternity.
What does "eternal servitude" actually imply?
If I get to hang around old grim reaper while he collects souls for an eternety, I'd be cool with it. Maybe fetch some coffee, and maybe do some reaping myself after a while when the Boss is feeling down.
My price would be an original mint-condition 19 century clipper, a tea-runner full of gold bars or barrels of oil if it's in the near future.
If I get to hang around old grim reaper while he collects souls for an eternety, I'd be cool with it. Maybe fetch some coffee, and maybe do some reaping myself after a while when the Boss is feeling down.
My price would be an original mint-condition 19 century clipper, a tea-runner full of gold bars or barrels of oil if it's in the near future.
My price is TWO souls!! I will then spend the next 10 years leveraging them in a series of pyramid schemes that would make Bernie Madoff proud. I would then use this immaterial capital to buy my way into the Celestial organization, with my first act as new Director of Post-Mortem Accounting to fire Death and nullify my own contract.
Enjoy your time at the Netherworld Unemployment Office bone-head. MWAHAHAHA!!!!
Enjoy your time at the Netherworld Unemployment Office bone-head. MWAHAHAHA!!!!
I pretty much just said that to be a smartass. I wouldn't actually want immortality, and I'd probably refuse the deal.Icarion said:
Maybe you (not your personally, whoever is making the deal) are not someone who is headed to that particular destination. If I knew that was the case I would just take the ten years and no deal so I could amend for my misdeeds and be saved.Nerdy Seraphim said:Why not just go ahead and stay dead, go to Heaven and let God give you anything you want?
Op: I would not take the deal if I knew I could go to heaven. If, in the hypothetical universe of this question, there was no heaven I might consider the offer depending on what I was expected to do.
Depends what he plans to do with it. If I'm going to become a Reaper, that's fucking awesome and I absolutely want in on that. If it's going to just toss me in a pile so I'm sentient but bored the whole time, then no.
I also think it's worth noting that this question assumes acceptance of the existence of a soul in the first place. If you don't believe in souls or an afterlife, then the question is moot, so for the purposes of this thread we need to just accept the concept of a soul as part of our responses.
I also think it's worth noting that this question assumes acceptance of the existence of a soul in the first place. If you don't believe in souls or an afterlife, then the question is moot, so for the purposes of this thread we need to just accept the concept of a soul as part of our responses.
No deal, but i would be torn between two options.
1: proposing an alternative deal where i keep my soul, do not have the guaranteed ten extra years and the wish, and work after death for death and be able to quit anytime giving a ten year notice before quitting, hey why not its not like your going to be doing anything in the afterlife that's important or nothing and he gets a willing servant for free now for at least a while, at least here your helping keeping the world turning in some form. As proven by the deal suggested he has some honor and will uphold this deal if agreed. (note im talking about the hypothetical deal in said post)
and of course this will include a minimum time of one of my lifetimes.
2: saying screw it and go to the afterlife after death.
what can i say, i like having the option to quit.
note im in no way able to decide this, and this may or may not change if im really in said situation, this is just my imagination here and im not in that situation so i dont know how i would react.
just to cover my back in-case this comes and bites me on the arse if this out come arises, this is hypothetical and not a actual conviction on these choices..
hey you have to prepare for all possible outcomes.
1: proposing an alternative deal where i keep my soul, do not have the guaranteed ten extra years and the wish, and work after death for death and be able to quit anytime giving a ten year notice before quitting, hey why not its not like your going to be doing anything in the afterlife that's important or nothing and he gets a willing servant for free now for at least a while, at least here your helping keeping the world turning in some form. As proven by the deal suggested he has some honor and will uphold this deal if agreed. (note im talking about the hypothetical deal in said post)
and of course this will include a minimum time of one of my lifetimes.
2: saying screw it and go to the afterlife after death.
what can i say, i like having the option to quit.
note im in no way able to decide this, and this may or may not change if im really in said situation, this is just my imagination here and im not in that situation so i dont know how i would react.
just to cover my back in-case this comes and bites me on the arse if this out come arises, this is hypothetical and not a actual conviction on these choices..
hey you have to prepare for all possible outcomes.
I?d ask to save the wish until after by death, even make various promises not to use the wish to get out of the promise of being his slave for an eternity, whatever that entails. Actually I?d be pretty exited about the prospect, given the right job I might even get to see all the other life in the universe, sure it will be dead but I?ll get to see it and it would be awesome. Hell even just sticking on earth would be pretty cool as I see how life changes over time. If I can?t keep the wish for such a time I might just forgo the wish altogether. I can?t help but feel edgy about wishing, I can?t help but feel my wording wouldn?t be specific enough or I?d make a wish that could be taken a number of ways and end up with something I didn?t intend.
I think being death's ***** might be fun.
Really! Think about all the stories he could tell you.
All the knowledge....
I'm wet now.
But anywho, what I would do is that I would probably sell my soul for the ability to be reborn with all my memories.
Really! Think about all the stories he could tell you.
All the knowledge....
I'm wet now.
But anywho, what I would do is that I would probably sell my soul for the ability to be reborn with all my memories.