How do we
pick a list of only a few activities to complete with so many years left to
live? There are so many things that if we truly sat down and thought about we
would want to do before we “Kick the Bucket” the list would be a mile long. The
idea is to narrow it down to the top ten and do the ones that make it.
The
greatest historic sites in history are a marvelous idea to me for visiting one
time before I die. Stonehenge and trying to figure its mysterious purpose, The
Great Pyramids of Giza and walking through its maze of passages, or hiking the
length of the Great wall of China. These sites have history, mystery, intrigue,
and yet were all important in the ancient world. The battle at hell’s gate,
Thermopylae, where 300 Spartans held off the Persian army for three days and
killed half of the Persian forces. History can teach us much and how to not
repeat mistakes. These magnificent structures show the power, intelligence, and
ingenuity of humanity at its best. They are on display for all time and
illustrate what people can do when they focus on more than war and destruction.
When I
have thoroughly explored and undertood the monuments and great places of history
and their mysteries, the next activity would have to be trying to decode the
secret of FTL, faster than light travel. Going into the stars and finding the
many wonders and mysterious of the universe would accomplish that. The vast and
gorgeous universe has been for the most part left alone and untouched. Seeing
this sight even once with my dying breaths and to venture to the farthest
reaches of time and space is a sight that is unconceivable and awe-inspiring.
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