{"id":216,"date":"2003-06-12T21:50:36","date_gmt":"2003-06-13T05:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=216"},"modified":"2007-07-31T10:20:27","modified_gmt":"2007-07-31T18:20:27","slug":"if-you-could-what-would-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aprilgem.com\/log\/?p=216","title":{"rendered":"If You Could, What Would You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you could type anything you wanted in the Google search form, what would you type? I typed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;ie=ISO-8859-1&amp;q=%22if+you+could%22+%22what+would+you%22\">&#8220;if you could&#8221; &#8220;what would you&#8221;<\/a> and came up with some interesting questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/forums.gardenweb.com\/forums\/load\/lagard\/msg0716431225285.html\">What would you plant if you could only plant 7 flowers?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pub76.ezboard.com\/frelationshiploveadvicereligious.showMessage?topicID=29.topic\">If you could relive your life over again, what would you change?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidsreads.com\/question\/q020807.asp\">If you could have an author (or two) over for dinner, what would you serve for dinner?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/iteslj.org\/questions\/whatif.html\">If you could be a bird, what would you choose to be?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kingcountyjournal.com\/sited\/story\/html\/133099\">What would you say if you could make a call to God?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/maccshq.rpgclassics.com\/mailbag\/index.shtml\">If you could change the storyline of any RPG, which RPG would you choose and what would you change?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocities.com\/EnchantedForest\/Creek\/9966\/Tabletop.html\">If you could be invisible for a day, what would you do?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jmssurvey.8m.com\/fsguest.html\">What would you give if you could choose anything and who would you give it to?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/cbbcnews\/hi\/chat\/your_comments\/newsid_2936000\/2936097.stm\">What would you do if you could be miniaturised?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uclabruins.ocsn.com\/sports\/m-wpolo\/spec-rel\/091502aaa.html\">If you could change anything about your sport, what would you change?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk\/asktheartist\/index.aspx?askID=7\">If you could be reincarnated, who or what would you come back as?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bboard.scifi.com\/bboard\/browse.cgi\/1\/5\/3012\/110\">If you could write a Dune novel, what would you write about?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www-personal.umich.edu\/~dsa\/question\/ans.html\">If you could observe one event from history (but not affect its outcome) what would you choose?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rv.net\/forums\/index.cfm\/fuseaction\/thread\/CFB\/1\/Tid\/729209\/DoOnePage\/Yes.cfm\">If you could design a floor plan what would you change?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;ie=ISO-8859-1&amp;q=%22if+you+could%22+%22what+would+you%22\">and the list goes on&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I was surprised to find so many of these. It never before occurred to me how often the phrases &#8220;if you could&#8221; and &#8220;what would you&#8221; show up in the same question, usually a question asked during an in-depth interview, in a personality quiz, or as an ice breaker in a close conversational round. It&#8217;s as though the pairing up of the phrases in any query automatically requires the responding person to reveal something more about his psyche, his character, and his very soul.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been said that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collegeandcharacter.org\/guide\/introduction.html\">character is<\/a> what we do when no one is looking. Aristotle said it better: &#8220;We are what we repeatedly do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But what if we haven&#8217;t had the chance to make certain choices in life and do something to reveal our character? Well, we have the &#8220;if you could &#8211; what would you&#8221; question. It&#8217;s not the same, but it&#8217;s close if we&#8217;re honest. 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