be able to fly?
or breathe underwater?
i was wondering this tonight.
a lot of you have the same internal dialogue i do about it. ive always said, if i could have one superpower it would be to fly. but then there is also the ability to transport yourself somewhere in seconds, clean up the house with the wiggle of a nose, eat and not gain weight, grow a money tree, be a fly on a wall, and breathe underwater.
decisions, decisions.
I would have to say- breathe under water- like when we were in the womb. I always seem to feel sick when I fly- as though I have altitude sickness and water is such a calming thing for me. I am an aquarius so that might have something to do with it, plus I have always had a deep passion and love of the ocean. I can feel it now- breathing underwater, floating, swimming dreaming! Thanks for the vision :)
fly. for sure.
great question. i love how your brain works :)
Fly… Only because sometimes I wish I was a fly on a wall during other peoples conversations!!
“a fish could love a bird, but where would they live?” That’s not mine. :)
Fly for sure. I’ve always wanted to learn to fly an airplane. Although I’m slightly freaked out by the take off and landing.
On a side note I was reading 1000 days at sea and they posted this a few days ago(9/24/07)…flying fish who knew…. http://1000daysatsea.blogspot.com/
fly. no doubt. “to slip the surly bonds of earth and touch the face of God…” would totally rock.
breathing underwater however could be a plus if i was ever on Titanic or the Poseidon.
fly…there is so much to see, and snorkling is a close second to breathing under water…and you could only go to cool places every once in a while, if you could fly you could see cool places all the time! KWIM :)
fly, totally..to be able to see EVERYTHING, go ANYWHERE, i would do it for the travel aspect alone. i would finally make it to the west coast and the pacific northwest. great thought tara.
wow – I’m fly wannabe too! love the wind in my face
that’s a hard one! bu i think fly because you could see all of the world, rather than just being stuck under water!
tara
No it would have to be breathing underwater. I have a wierd fear of drowning, so breathing underwater would be a plus!
I’m going with the ability to fly because I hate being underwater. Plus, I love the flying guy on Heroes. Every time he takes off I think “Dang, that looks so cool.”
Fly. Fo’sho’.
To be able to fly without having to be inside of an airplane would rock. The idea of breathing underwater is pretty cool, except for the fact that you can get attacked by a shark or an alligator, and let’s face it…that’s just a bit unnerving haha great question
fly
Wow that question brings back a memory that I haven’t thought about in a LONG time. When my daughter was little (now 12)wrote in her journal that she wished she could fly so that when we were apart she could find me to give me a kiss so I didn’t miss her too much. So I wish I could fly…
I’m sort of scared of drowning, so I’ll opt to breath underwater. There are airplanes, after all…
breathe underwater
I guess it’s all just about exploring the vertical axis of our usually 2D world.
So either would do :)
Be able to fly! That would be cool.
My DH has a dream every once in a while where he can breathe underwater. He says it is the Coolest Dream Ever!
fly. then all of my old school college friends wouldn’t feel so far away.
have you ever heard William Fitzsimmons? his music was making me think of living underwater today, especially the song “it’s not true.” you can hear it on his myspace page.
fly. most definitely. {plus, the deep waters really scare me}
Definitely fly! That would be so cool – just like the flying man Nathan Petrelli!
Fly, it would make all my trips a lot cheaper.
breathing underwater would definitely help me learn to surf…
breathe underwater….totally scared of the water here so that would probably help :)
Fly, defo.
FLY!!!!!
What a great question! My instinct said “fly” but then the practical part of me said breathing underwater is another way not to die. So to me personally, it was almost an analogy of going for your dreams or being practical/safe/secure and now I don’t have an answer!
Fly. Imagine what it would be like. I’ve dreamed it but to live it, fantastic!
I wanna fly!
Definitely FLY! I have these recurring dreams that I can sort of bounce/fly?! Like I can leap and then stay up and keep moving. Anyway, those dreams are so delicious and I always wake up disappointed and in disbelief that I can’t actually do it! Weird, I know.
fly. definitely because I love flying and I’m not so good under water. :)
Hands down, it would be to fly – how freakin cool would that be?
Either. Both would come in handy when the icecaps melt!
I like the teleport blink super power. I can’t remember who mentioned it, but I remember reading it at CK. I am totally all over that super power. and If I could use it on others… like blink, kids at school. blink, door to door sales people somewhere else. blink, loud, rough teens talking trash at the playground in detention!
clean with the wiggle of a nose! oh, the free time I would have to read, play, learn things, ….
Tara,
Now if you had to pick between the “gift of flight” or “a tail”,… hey, hands down, I’d pick “a tail”. That way people could tell if you’re happy. Hey look, here comes Tara, she’s really happy! Look at her tail!
Hee Hee
breathe underwater—a dream I often have! Love that floating sensation, but to be able to stay underwater & breathe too? So cool…
Am I the only one longing for a clean house with just a wiggle of the nose? Sounds like bliss. I can hop on an airplane but I can never seem to keep the house tidy!
There’s a beautiful story about this very question by Isak Dinesen. It’s in the same book as Babette’s Feast. I’ll try to find the title.
The story is called “The Diver.” The book is “Anecdotes of Destiny.”
flying for sure. my most favorite dreams are those where i fly. always at night and always among the trees. but i used to wish i was samantha many moons ago when i was little. just a tiny nose wriggle. thats all you need.