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Song : Married Life from the movie Up!

(From here on "want" and "will" have been used interchangeably. Also, answers can be given in a logically inconsistent manner ie: you can get divorced w/o getting married, you can think about corporal punishment even if you don't have kids etc.)

Ask Yourself :

1. About Progeny

• Do you want to have kids?
• Would you be okay with any gender / any disability / whatever God gives you?
• Have you ever thought of what you'll call 'em?
•  Do you expect them to take care of you when you are old and aging?
• Will you use corporal punishment?
• Will you do their homework and clean their diapers?
• Do you think children are overrated?

2. About Love

• Do you think you know what Love means?
• Have you ever been in Love?
• Do you think Love happens only once? Have you fallen in love multiple times?
• Do you think you will ever fall in Love?
• Will you marry?
• Will you get divorced?
• Do you think Love is overrated?

3. About Life 

• Do you think Life has a purpose?
• Do you know that purpose?
• Will you commit suicide?
• If in deep pain, will you agree to voluntary euthanasia?
• If in deep pain, will you agree to euthanise your parents/grandparents? (Assume that you have never had a conversation with them regarding this and that you don't have their consent)
• Will you take care of your parents when they are old and aging? Will you clean their diapers?
• Do you think "to have never been born is the greatest boon of all" ?

4. About Sex

• Do you think you'll cheat on your partner?
• Are you okay with Friends with Benefits?
• Are you okay if your friends with benefit is friends with benefit with someone else? (assume if you are and aren't friends with benefit with someone other than him/her)
• Are you more likely to be okay if a man had more friends with benefits than a woman?
• Will you ever pay for sex?
• Will you ever provide sexual services for a fee?
• Do you think Sex is overrated?

5. About God

• Do you believe in God / Powerful entity / Soul?
• Do you think God is fair?
• Do you think God is rational?
• Do you think God is not angry at atheists?
• Do you believe in Karma?
• Do you believe in Afterlife?
• Do you think Religion is important?
• Do you think God is overrated?

6. About Yourself

• Do you think you'll ever kill someone?
• Will you lie (not white lie) in a court of law if you had to save a family member / very very close friend?
• If terribly hungry and malnourished, will you steal food?
• Do you think you're a good person?
• Are you scared of death?
• Are you afraid that no one will remember you after you're long gone?
• Do you think you give yourself less credit than you deserve?
• Do you think you give yourself more credit than you deserve?

Does all this matter?

I was trying to find a way if one can create a time capsule with the answers to these questions. And maybe years later you can answer these questions again and see how you've changed. Would be an interesting thing, I think. Well I've created mine and you can see it here : Time Capsule

Do answer them. You don't have to share. Just answer them and hide it in your email/drawer/docs/blog. And years later revisit it.

To Russell. So young and full of promise.