if one thinks himself made beautiful by gold, he is inferior to gold; and he that is inferior to gold is not lord of it

1 If you could have one thing made out of pure gold, what would you choose? 

    a pair of small hoop earrings

 

2 If you could avoid ever having to see a certain relative again, who would it be? 

    none of my relatives are like that. I know I'm lucky in my family.

 

3 If you had to name the most gentle person you know, who would it be?     

    Fluffy K.

 

4 If you could have one person you have lost touch with call you up tonight and invite you to dinner, who would you want it to be? 

    Andrew

 

5 If you had to eliminate forever one form of weather, what would it be? 

    freezing rain

 

6 If you could make one thing come true for one friend, what would it be, and for whom? 

    health for someone with a serious illness

 

7 If you could go back and express gratitude about one thing in your life, for what would it be, and to whom? 

    my undergrad mentor, for "you write well, but you ramble." It didn't solve everything, but it shook me up and changed my writing.

 

[from If2: 500 New Questions for the game of life; the title quotation is by Clement of Alexandria, from The Instructor]