If you were immortal, how would you change the world?

Discuss the February 2017 Book of the Month, The Diary of an Immortal by David J Castello.
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I don't know that I could change the world, but I would do my best to help people in need. Maybe volunteer at hospitals or homeless shelters. I would probably still continue to do the things that I enjoy like art, reading, and maybe even write some books. I would do everything I could to encourage people to live their lives to the fullest.
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Most serious people don't believe there is immortality out there in the world, as they didn't believe in the prophets in the past. If a person got to be immortal, they should also had to be extremely wealthy. These days, money is the only way to influence powerful people for the greater good...
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I would change the world through education. I believe the world is so messed up because we are just blind followers as to how the society wants as to act. We always follow what's trending. But only if we know who we are and what we are supposed to do, we can change the world for the better. I believe that would be achieve through quality education.
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It would be hard to change the world just by being immortal. You still, like today, would not be able to get people to listen to you. Humans are doomed to repeat the mistakes of their past.
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If I was immortal, that would mean I have unlimited time and so I can earn unlimited wealth. Once I have a lot of money, I would sponsor a lot of charities and open a lot of orphanages all over the world. I would also distribute free food and clothes in poverty-stricken areas.
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David Nash wrote:I'm not sure you could change the world as an immortal. To effect major change you usually need wealth and power. However if you acquire too much of it, you would immediately be revealed and probably hunted. If you stay quiet in the background you stand a much better chance of not spending eternity as a lab test. I might try becoming some sort of conservationist setting aside land and preserving rare and endangered species.
This does sound like a great idea, and you're absolutely right. Power is a frightening thing, and combined with immortality, I'm not sure it wouldn't got to my head, especially with no one to stop me. So, I wouldn't even try to affect big change, but small things for sure.
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That's an intriguing prospect. If I were immortal, I'll simply go on acquiring all the knowledge I've always wanted to.
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I don't think that just being immortal gives me any power to change the world.
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Uh...world peace? :) I would establish a school. Having an educated citizenry is the best antidote to corruption and all that. But I don't want to be immortal. I might not die, but I couldn't say the same about the planet, and I don't want to be around when a comet crashes into it or the sun explodes or something.
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Well Let Me See, Take Edward From The Movie Twilight , He Only Killed What He Believed He Was "Monsters" . Rapists, Murders, Pedophiles. So As An Immortal I Think Yea, Why Not Rid The World Of These Devils, Better Them Gone Then Here. Taking Yet Another Woman/Man/Child. Immortals Can Be Civil & Live In Communities, But Realistically Nobody Can Actually Become Immortal.... Or Can They 😂👀.
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I'd do my best to improve myself, study various fields, and teach others. I don't think this will change the world in a flash, but if I'll be able to change others' lives--no matter how few they are--I think that's okay.
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I do a lot of work volunteering with Engineers Without Borders, because it is really important to me to expand access to clean drinking water to developing countries. If I was immortal, I'd make some long term investments to fundraise and start my own nonprofit with the same goal, so I can slowly work on making sure everyone has water!
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I am not sure i will be able to change the world if i were to be immortal but, i will strive to change lives on at a time. I will also live a life that people can and would want to emulate, live a life i will be proud of if not, that will be a long ride filled with regrets.
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I don't think I would be able to change the world, but I would be able, through my immortality, to pass on to people from different epochs direct knowledge and experience from the time before theirs.
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AmeliaLovesBooks wrote: 01 Feb 2017, 23:06 The idea of indefinite life is enough to make the mind spin with ideas, plans, and ambitions. Consider that most of the people we know to be cornerstones in society (past and present), don't live long enough to make the world a better place and even if they do, those changes are often short-lived. But to be immortal? Changing the world might be just another Monday. What would you do to change the world?
I would end the needless suffering among humans and I would stop the wars and chaos between them. I would try to bring peace to humans kind through diverse knowledge acquired during my time as an immortal.
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