Many people have bucket lists. I don’t. The idea of a list
to check off items before I die has no appeal to me. Am I alone?
I have heard some precise, outlandish, and ridiculous bucket
lists. Learning to be a snake charmer? Really? So if you put something like learning
to become a snack charmer on your bucket list and it never happens is the whole
list voided? Is it a way to achieve lesser and more reasonable feats?
How old do you have to be to start a bucket list? I
overheard a 30-something woman talking to a 40-something woman about their
bucket lists. Before they could turn to me at my advanced age and ask me about
my list, I left the vicinity.
I think I underestimated the popularity of a bucket list. I
thought it was like the Macarena, something fun for a short amount of time.
Bucket lists, I read, have appeared on people’s resumes and in job interviews,
and even in obituaries!
Bucket list fundamentals, I really want to know:
- Why do you have a bucket list?
- Do you keep a bucket list because you are afraid you will die with regrets?
- Is it a way to brag?
- Is it a checklist to keep score among your friends, neighbors and associates?
- Is it a conversation starter?
- Is it a filter, you only associate with people who have similar bucket lists?
What is on your bucket list?
Do you think you will achieve all the items on your bucket
list?
What happens if you don’t meet 25% or 50% of your list?
Convince me I need a bucket list!
