hey .....alot of people on here know me and some like me some dont.....i was sitting and thinking to night and wanted to ask everyone a question.......if you were told you only had a certain time frame before you passed away,how would you live and what would you do......and please we arent talking about having money or not.....just want to know what peoples view on life and death are.....i will be the first to speak and say if it was me i would live my life to the fullest and try to share all of myself with everyone.....a great guy on here named don purdman has helped me alot to look at life......we all know death will come sooner or later......and just for some info i ask this cause i am a hodgkins disease survivor and i never know when it will come back and what options for treatment i will have....i have had a very exciting and learning last few years since i found out in 2000....in just under three years i have had a 8 month round of chemo,three 96 hour cycles of chemo,a autologus stem cell transplant and finally 25 rounds of radiation.....not looking at sympathy as i am proud to have experienced this and wish everyone could stop and look and realize we arent promised tomorrow and cant change yesterday,we only have the day......so please everyone let me know what you thoughts and feelings are on this and lets all enjoy the game of pool......juston coleman
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If I had enemies or hurt anyone, I'd make peace with them.
I'd thank my parents for everything.
I'd tell all my nieces and nephews uncle loves them a ton.
I'd thank all loved ones for their love, friendship and kinship.
I'd play a ton of pool b/c there might not be pool in heaven.
I'd keep doing the things I love. I'd do the things I always wanted to do but was not able to do.
I'd thank my parents for everything.
I'd tell all my nieces and nephews uncle loves them a ton.
I'd thank all loved ones for their love, friendship and kinship.
I'd play a ton of pool b/c there might not be pool in heaven.
I'd keep doing the things I love. I'd do the things I always wanted to do but was not able to do.
I don't know, I've never been there.yobagua said:
Juston, Buddy. The 4th edition of the cue Blue Book comes out 2 years from now. You'll have a nice section there with your wands. It's your destiny.
Next to my section? JB then JC?
Is there pool in hell?????????
Heres a little clue for you. Pool players have a bad reputation and there are a lot of guys I wouldn't invite to my house to play a rack. But, if you look at this forum, when anyone mentions a sickness of any kind, everyone involved in pool sends their prayers.
To answer your question, there are no pool tables in hell. All the pool players are in heaven. Do you really think guys like Cornbread, Fats, Wimpy, and a whole slew of other champions would go somewhere they couldn't play.Sam
yobagua said:
Heres a little clue for you. Pool players have a bad reputation and there are a lot of guys I wouldn't invite to my house to play a rack. But, if you look at this forum, when anyone mentions a sickness of any kind, everyone involved in pool sends their prayers.
To answer your question, there are no pool tables in hell. All the pool players are in heaven. Do you really think guys like Cornbread, Fats, Wimpy, and a whole slew of other champions would go somewhere they couldn't play.Sam
There once was a semi-famous person named Dale Close. He was an artist, actor, comedian, teacher, and philosopher type. A man of many hat so to speak.
He was once telling a story about a skydiver. The jumper was having the greatest time of his life flipping, spinning, doing acrobatic moves. It came time to pull his shoot. Nothing happens. He pulls his reserve. Nothing happens. What did the man do? He started doing flips, spinning and all the acrobatic moves he could! The moral of the story is that we are all going to hit the ground, enjoy the ride.
In life, Dale lived this philosophy. He was on his death bed, literally, and dicided to through a huge party for his friends. Many famous people attended.
Dale died the following day.
Concentrate on living, death will take care of itself.
He was once telling a story about a skydiver. The jumper was having the greatest time of his life flipping, spinning, doing acrobatic moves. It came time to pull his shoot. Nothing happens. He pulls his reserve. Nothing happens. What did the man do? He started doing flips, spinning and all the acrobatic moves he could! The moral of the story is that we are all going to hit the ground, enjoy the ride.
In life, Dale lived this philosophy. He was on his death bed, literally, and dicided to through a huge party for his friends. Many famous people attended.
Dale died the following day.
Concentrate on living, death will take care of itself.
Justin,
If I knew that I had very little time left on earth, I would try to make sure those that mean the most to me, know that. Give my kid memories that would last a lifetime, which I try to do each day. Leave my wife with positive memories of a kind and loving husband. Play in one US Open 9 ball championship. Tell others about my faith in Christ and the tremendous changes in my life since knowing him. Resolve any hard feelings that I could.
Go out with a smile and with the assurance that I did my very best at everything I came across. Never stepping on someone to get where I wanted to go..
You sound like you are doing well and I pray that you continue to live with such enthusiasm. None of us are guaranteed tomorrow so we should live each day as if it were our last. Unfortunately, we have to be realistic and go to work.. Darn it!
Enough of my blabbing.. Best to you,
Joe
If I knew that I had very little time left on earth, I would try to make sure those that mean the most to me, know that. Give my kid memories that would last a lifetime, which I try to do each day. Leave my wife with positive memories of a kind and loving husband. Play in one US Open 9 ball championship. Tell others about my faith in Christ and the tremendous changes in my life since knowing him. Resolve any hard feelings that I could.
Go out with a smile and with the assurance that I did my very best at everything I came across. Never stepping on someone to get where I wanted to go..
You sound like you are doing well and I pray that you continue to live with such enthusiasm. None of us are guaranteed tomorrow so we should live each day as if it were our last. Unfortunately, we have to be realistic and go to work.. Darn it!
Enough of my blabbing.. Best to you,
Joe
What does this have to do with Pool?
You want to be banned like FL?
Didn't anybody ever tell you that life is a terminal disease?
You will live until you die.
Why is this thread on here Mike?
People who believe in God, and do everything to please Him, should be happy when they die, because then they will be with Him.
That's what I tell my wife: When I die, don't mourn for me, because I am with my God, where I want to be.
Jake
You want to be banned like FL?
Didn't anybody ever tell you that life is a terminal disease?
You will live until you die.
Why is this thread on here Mike?
People who believe in God, and do everything to please Him, should be happy when they die, because then they will be with Him.
That's what I tell my wife: When I die, don't mourn for me, because I am with my God, where I want to be.
Jake
There was a show last night about gambling on the history channel and how it developed in the late 1800's and early 1900's, i can't recall their names but they talked about a few of the high rollers, one guy was a millionaire who would bet on anything, he once bet on 2 rain drops and which one would run down a window the fastest, he dumped $350,000 in one day at a race track, and this was back in like the 20's/30's, it talked about the guy who backed the conspirator of the great baseball scandal, and there was another guy who was a notorius career gambler, i cannot remember his name, but the guy was in his death bed, and he asked his doctor how long he had to live, and the doc told him less than one day, and the guy tells the doctor, i bet you $10,000 i will live 24 hours, and the doctor agreed to the bet, they both write out checks for 10k, and the guy lives 24 and a half hours gets the check, then dies, there was a picture of the doctor holding the 2 checks, good story, but i was wondering what happened to the 10,000 that he won, did the doc keep it or give it to the guys family.
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first, everything jason said; his was a very good reply. and whether we're here for 8 or 80 years, it's just way too short. we have to make the most of living.
second- you could argue that everything is pool related... somewhere i read that the way you play pool- your game- is a reflection of your self esteem and your personal philosophies on life. now that's interesting.
finally, i think my meandering, the anger over the topic itself, the strange detour into pool being in heaven or hell, and the encouraging words are all demonstrations of our not being able to fathom death.
it's a good topic, and relates to everyone.
second- you could argue that everything is pool related... somewhere i read that the way you play pool- your game- is a reflection of your self esteem and your personal philosophies on life. now that's interesting.
finally, i think my meandering, the anger over the topic itself, the strange detour into pool being in heaven or hell, and the encouraging words are all demonstrations of our not being able to fathom death.
it's a good topic, and relates to everyone.
jake
sir may i ask what about my thread makes you think i should be banned.......life and death both play a part in everything....pool,work,marriage,absolutely everything.......from the cynisism in your reply i dont think you are happy with the life you live.....and why shouldnt it be every pool players dream to be able to go to heaven and play all the pool they want......if you think i should be banned for this then thats your opinion....i have not called any names or tried to pick a fight.....just wanted the thought of my fellow players on the subject.....im sorry if you couldnt see that........juston coleman
sir may i ask what about my thread makes you think i should be banned.......life and death both play a part in everything....pool,work,marriage,absolutely everything.......from the cynisism in your reply i dont think you are happy with the life you live.....and why shouldnt it be every pool players dream to be able to go to heaven and play all the pool they want......if you think i should be banned for this then thats your opinion....i have not called any names or tried to pick a fight.....just wanted the thought of my fellow players on the subject.....im sorry if you couldnt see that........juston coleman
You're a pretty classy guy Jake.jjinfla said:
It's easy for you to say life is a terminal disease b/c you have no ailment that threatens your life.
Talk is cheap. You have no clue what you'd be like if you're life is dangling on a rope.
What does this have to do with pool? Probably nothing.
If Mike bans Juston, well ban me too. If that's how he treats people here, who'd want to be here?
I think he should ban people who flame a person for no reason at all.
yobagua said:
I don't think there are pool tables in Hell. Hence the definition of Hell. Maybe if there are pool tables, there isn't any action.
If I only had a certain amount of time left. I'd spend with people I care about. I'd make things right in life and leave our plane of existence without regrets.
Easy Brother Joe. Mike is a pretty tolerant and open guy. He was pretty fair when tossing out someone. I dont think that is his kind of thing.
As for Jake. I do recall him struggling with skin cancer so maybe thats where some of this "cynicism" you say might come from.
As far as lifes struggles goes. There is a bunch of old retired guys that come every morning to the pool hall to play some 3 rail. It is their domain when it is too early for the nine ball/one pocket regs. It is their whole reason for getting up in the morning to walk down the street to recall old times and to make shots that would bring back memories of a spent youth. They live and die over these shots and want to just once before they go run a 15 and play a 1.5 game. Whats it got to do with pool. Everything.
As for Jake. I do recall him struggling with skin cancer so maybe thats where some of this "cynicism" you say might come from.
As far as lifes struggles goes. There is a bunch of old retired guys that come every morning to the pool hall to play some 3 rail. It is their domain when it is too early for the nine ball/one pocket regs. It is their whole reason for getting up in the morning to walk down the street to recall old times and to make shots that would bring back memories of a spent youth. They live and die over these shots and want to just once before they go run a 15 and play a 1.5 game. Whats it got to do with pool. Everything.
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Yobagua,
When you told everyone you would no longer post here, most of us jumped up to ask you to stay. Your last post is proof positive why! Thanks for the insight.
I've seen Juston's disease up close. We should listen to (read) his words. I have never met him. I sure would like to. My character should be so strong as to be able to share my thoughts and pain with others.
Yobagua,
When you told everyone you would no longer post here, most of us jumped up to ask you to stay. Your last post is proof positive why! Thanks for the insight.
I've seen Juston's disease up close. We should listen to (read) his words. I have never met him. I sure would like to. My character should be so strong as to be able to share my thoughts and pain with others.
I like this thread. Thank you Juston for starting it. I was brought up a Christian. Of course I didn't have a choice, this was what my parents believed in and so they took me to church from birth. I have always wondered why Christians are so upset and said when their loved ones died because to me, the people that died were the lucky ones because they got to go to Heaven.
I don't want to experience pain and suffering but, that aside, I am so curious about what is on the other side. I'm not about to take my own life to find out but I'm still just so curious. I believe in God because I want to and I like the idea that there is a better place to go to. I also want that place to have pool in it so that's what I'm going to hope for. There are no guarantees though, we only know one thing for sure, we are all going to die. Some people know approximately when and how but most of us don't. Sounds to me like you are winning your battle against this disease Juston. I hope you continue to win it. Sooner or later, though, we will all lose the ultimate battle. I guess the question is, should it be a battle? Why should we fight so hard to stay here if Heaven exists? I'm trying my best to enjoy my time here and if for whatever reason I find out my time is just about up, I hope I will enjoy what time I have left and then look forward to the next journey which hopefully leads me to Heaven where the balls are perfectly round, the felt is like new, and I have the best cue Blud has ever made.
I don't want to experience pain and suffering but, that aside, I am so curious about what is on the other side. I'm not about to take my own life to find out but I'm still just so curious. I believe in God because I want to and I like the idea that there is a better place to go to. I also want that place to have pool in it so that's what I'm going to hope for. There are no guarantees though, we only know one thing for sure, we are all going to die. Some people know approximately when and how but most of us don't. Sounds to me like you are winning your battle against this disease Juston. I hope you continue to win it. Sooner or later, though, we will all lose the ultimate battle. I guess the question is, should it be a battle? Why should we fight so hard to stay here if Heaven exists? I'm trying my best to enjoy my time here and if for whatever reason I find out my time is just about up, I hope I will enjoy what time I have left and then look forward to the next journey which hopefully leads me to Heaven where the balls are perfectly round, the felt is like new, and I have the best cue Blud has ever made.