Consider this,...

You can choose...

To be locked in an empty room,...

Or to be locked in a room with your ex!

Somehow I think those empty rooms are going to start looking heavenly. (ha ha)

i would sleep until i wasn't tired then i would chill.

Anoasis, may I add, that I would make it a part of my time there to check the door is still locked, after each time I slept, and possibly before as well, it would become an ingrained habit after ten days...I am aware of apathy, and acceptance of circumstances...

Abra wrote..

Sun 08/19/07 09:03 AM
I think we just discovered the answer to the riddle of life.

By the posts in this thread the sole purpose of life seems to be the pursuit of entertainment.

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An interesting observation, however,

Given that life is not a plain white room that one is locked in with nothing for any type of stimulus, than oneself and a chair...it is difficult for me to draw the same conclusions.

Lif can be viewed as an entertainment, for the soul, if one takes learning, and gaining information, (knowledge on any level)as a form of entertaining the soul.

Also we are not born adults, with accumulated life experiences, however, for this conversations sake, we are adults placed in this situation.

I can see the parallels... I suspect I would know every inperfection within the rooms structure, every nail, every bolt, where the paint, (if the room is painted) has been spread on thinner in places, approximately the dimensions of the room, the height of the ceiling, etc, etc, in other words, I would know my immediate surroundings.

One thing I also thought of, is exercise, I know I would be inventing new ways to do push ups, sit ups, jogging on the spot, and would utilise the chair until I became bored with it..

It all comes back to treatment prior to being placed in this room..to be locked in, means some form of incarceration, against one's wishes, usually...if it was an agreed experiment, then it is easier to project how it is I would manage being there.

Like cutes idea of a place to poop, problem is no t.p. so i guess we must be a man and use our hand

I would do what I always do...

Go away in my mind.

hell give me a straight jacket and some happy pills and leave me with my friends

Just FYI- when the question was put to me exactly as I put it to all of you, and with no additional information I answered as follows:

I would not go unless I could be convinced that there was a good reason to do so. If it were somehow important to my loved ones that I do so or there were another compelling reason then I would endure it. I would probably spend time quietly reviewing memories of happy times and watching them like movies in my head. I would meditate and pray for my loved ones that they were safe and happy while I was away from them. i would try to alternate physical activity with sleep and rest and I would try to write or draw on the walls and floor with my nails or perhaps part of the chair.

However, if I were not convinced that there was a good reason for me to do this I would resist entering the room. I love nature and being outside and I would not want to be locked in for such an extended period. Also I would not wish to be unable to contact my friends and family for such a long time. If I were unable to avoid being locked in, and were physically compelled to do so against my will, I woud again try to bear it as stated above.

I will tell you all what it is supposed to mean tomorrow.

All your answers are fantastic! I'm fascinated and hopefully others find the exercise interesting regardless of what the question is *supposed* to be about...

Heck... give me 20 days in an empty white room. I could use the rest.

White room,, I would first off make sure I am wearing bright clothing and to distract from the blahhhhhhhhh of the room after a few days,, white to me tends to blur the mind,,,

Outside of maybe sleeping for a few of those days enabling the body to relax into its new surroundings,,

I would then start to take the chair apart as to find ways to amuse myself,, sing, laugh and yes talk to my inner self,,, Contemplate more on my Soul and where it is in life that the road I am on is going,,, Look at the pros and cons and then further decided what direction or course I should be pursing to acheive my goals in life,,

Meditation deep meditation

I'd sing, more than likely songs my sisters or I sang in chorus in school. Now, if I had to be quiet that would absolutely kill me....

I'd be bored out of my mind after a while. i'd probably sleep a lot and i'd probably start talking to myself depending on if i was observed or not...........LOL

Ice, what is the difference if you are observed or not? We both know that you already talk to yourself anyway.

But I won't tell anyone.

I would utilize memories and fantasies as a way of escape. Would exercise to appease the body's need of movement. Would escape if possible.....

Meditate
Sleep
Meditate
Etc
etc


....silence and solitude are my element; I feel content and fulfilled

where there is no challenge there is no conflict...



well this was uncomfortable for me....


been there , done that... none of the above mentioned remedies worked after the 6th day...

finally what did work was isometrics....with dicipline and rhythm

I would sit for awhile against the wall....let my mind wander as usual.....stare at the stitching of my clothes......think some more......laugh out loud at the things Im thinking about...walk around........exercize......sing......talk to myself.....laugh out loud again.......nap.......imagine paint on the walls with pictures etc....think.....cry......laugh......make up songs in my head. then make up songs like weird Al yankovich....dream....sleep.