Round One: The Obvious Frontier.

Question One.

"You've titled this 'hopes and dreams'. What are your hopes and dreams? More specifically, where do you see yourself in the next year? Five years? Ten years?"

OK. This one is kind of hard. I mean, I named the post "Hopes and Dreams" because it was a statement of intent. The hopes and dreams it refers to are the success of the endeavor. The title of the blog is "Q & A With a Fool." So my hopes and dreams are not really the issue at hand. But here are some quick answers.

1 year: Not far from where I am.

5 years: Somewhere Else.

10 years: Somewhere Warmer.


Question Two:

"what is the meaning of life?"

To ask this question every day and think of an answer for yourself.

Need more? OK.

You really answer this question for yourself every day. You continue to live. You could jump under a bus or drop a big brick on your head at any moment. There are plenty of bricks and buses. But you don't. Maybe it is because you like your job, or hate your job but think that Judy in reception is really cute. Maybe it's because your kid/dog/fish is hungry.

Another easy answer is that the meaning of life is to live. "You can't take it with you", they say, but you can live your final moments remembering the life you led. Living on your motorcycle on a beautiful day, with the friends you cared about, the garden well planted and in full bloom. Life is for you, life is for living!

And that is the meaning of life.


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Good Job Everyone! The easy one is out of the way, and we've already gotten personal. Keep those questions coming! Get creative. Go nuts!