<p>i dont know if anyone has said this, but:</p>
<p>brains because then i can become a millionaire by finding the cure for AIDS, Cancer..etc...then i will get plastic surgery and become good looking and marry one of the Olsen Twins, or Hillary Duff, or Sarah Michelle Gellar.(even though she is married)
:-)</p>
<p>okay, perhaps my nerdness is showing through, but this reminds me of the whole bit with Paris and the golden apple and the three goddesses, greek mythology, that kind of thing...</p>
<p>usna_reject,
I think this topic is a bit messed up, because you don't know to what extent we're talking about, I hope you can clear this for us.
There are 4 choices, Brains, Beauty, Money, (and recently added) Talent
So on a scale from 1 to 10, if I choose one of those four, does it mean that I get a 10 for that thing, and a 1 for everything else?
Or does it mean I get a 10, and for everything else it remains the way it is right now (the way it is in my life)?</p>
<p>Because everyone seems to assume (when replying to this topic) that if you choose one of those four, then you get unbeleivable skills that area. One person chose brains 'cause he will cure AIDs, another thinks that if you chose money, then it will never run out, and most of the others chose beauty and think that they'll be superstar models like Cindy Crawford, even if you're as sexy as Cindy, it's all a matter of luck to be as popular (and as rich) as her.</p>
<p>I meant everything else to be average and ordinary, as in you don't really stand out when it comes to those four areas. But if you were to exceed in one what would it be? For example, a lot people can play Mary Had A Little Lamb on the piano. What if you had the skill to be part of the London Symphony Orchestra.<br>
I guess some took it as being the best in the world but that is too far.</p>
<p>Extremely rich</p>
<p>you will not have to worry about getting job, impressing girls, etc.</p>
<p>intelligence. </p>
<p>anyone who disagrees is wrong, terribly wrong!</p>
<p>"That's particularly why I wouldn't choose brains. If I was intelligent there would be no "joy" in the confusion/struggle when trying to decide whether that damn series absolutely converges or not. The rest of the world would never be as smart as you, and you would only be left feeling dull." -myway</p>
<p>There can be a very definite "joy" in the search for truth, even if that search is obviously futile. That is, after all, why there are philosophers and poets :)
Beauty and wealth would make life easier, in a general sense, but without intelligence, one could not truly appreciate one's existence in all its complexity. Clearly, the answer one gives to this question is largely a matter of personality, and my presonality is very concerned with understanding.</p>
<p>"However, I really like what you said, nomir_dva. If we were allowed to have signatures, I might steal that."</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>I've enjoyed CC as much for getting a glimpse into the perspective all you bright young kids have on life as much as I have for the college information I've found here. </p>
<p>When I was your age, I remember debating fame vs. wealth, and at the time I would have chosen fame, which would no longer be my choice. Fwiw, I would add an option to your list which I think may be at least as valuable as any of the others: common sense. I've noticed that people who have that can often succeed where all the other attributes fail.</p>
<p>Dizzymom</p>
<p>Money, so long as money has a worth. Although, none of them will bring happiness. Happiness is not an object to be acquired.</p>
<p>lol. i would choose commom sense...i have none! lol</p>
<p>as has been said before, ignorance is bliss. happiness is relative. intelligence makes you expect and want more, meaning you need more to be happy. being sexy, you still want as much as an average person, but your happier cuz you get more. money (or marrying someone with) is derived from the previous two. and talent? what kind of bs addition is that. but actually having like NFL or american idol quality talent would bring happiness. but again talent goes back to the relative happiness thing, and being happy only with more.</p>
<p>in conclusion sexiness brings the greatest happiness (although thats not the case for achieving success in the eyes of others, or inner peace, or whatever)</p>
<p>Okay, stanfordwannab3...if you prefer to ignorance, then don't attend an institution like Stanford, where something more than ignorance is required.</p>
<p>no thats not the point. the point is that if i was ignorant, it would be easier to be happy. unfortunately i am not ignorant, and so i worry about things like what the hell our president is doing to the perception of americans.</p>
<p>Stanfordwannab3, the fact is that you support the ideal of ignorance and say it is the easiest way to be happy. And since you say that you actually 'worry about things like what our President does,' then with what you propose (that ignorance=good), everyone should be ignorant to achieve the end goal of happiness (as Aristotle thought). Then, who would worry about what the future President would be doing or other events in the world? Taking a path of ignorance will not lead to happiness or be beneficial in the international scope if you examine the ramifications of your proposed ideas.</p>
<p>ur right, i lost sight of the original question which was "what would you choose?" rather than "what would make you happy?"</p>
<p>Well, just look at me....good looking, smart....umm yeah! all of them are good!</p>
<p>It really (intentionally) had nothing to do with happiness. And I did not ask which one will never give misery in your life. There will always be ups and downs no matter what you choose.</p>
<p>hmmm...this one is TOUGH! BUT..i would have to choose beauty.</p>
<p>I wouldn't know</p>
<p>I'm surprised at how many people chose 'beauty' - it's amazing what values the media presents to today's youth and how youth chooses to follow those values. And with useless, pathetic, superficial shows like the OC, the problem is only worsened.</p>