Trollheart |
08-21-2017 02:17 PM |
Hypothetical: You're the sole beneficiary of a will
Your eccentric Uncle Eggnog Rabbit-Proof-Fence Carrington-Smythe Junior III (born Herbert Morris, but like I say, he was eccentric) has died, naming you as the sole beneficiary of his will.
You get: Fifty million in cash and a huge mansion with its own extensive grounds.
Conditional upon you receiving this windfall is that you are to a) live in the mansion and nowhere else (you can't sell it, rent it out or invite anyone else to live there with you) and you are to have, from the point you sign the contract, no face to face contact with another human being as long as you live.
You can talk to people via telephone, on the internet (though NOT Skype, at least not with webcam: you are to have no face-to-face contact with another person), and you can write to people if you wish. You will have an extensive staff at the mansion, who will ensure all bills are paid, that the house is maintained, and they will also prepare and serve your meals, though they will never see you and you will never see them.
For dire emergencies, such as hospital visits, dealing with the police etc you will be provided with one member of staff who will act as your go-between and will deal with the relevant authorities. YOU are to have NO contact with anyone, even in the direst of emergencies. This "mouthpiece" will not facilitate you at funerals, weddings, christenings etc: you must avoid all of these.
Should you break the terms of the contract, all your assets will be frozen and seized by your late uncle's lawyers, and you will be required to pay back any of the money you have spent. So you can't try it for a year or two, decide it's too much and change your mind. Once you're in, you're in, and if you turn it down you can never go back and try again.
Think carefully before making your decision. Is having all that money and a cool house worth breaking off all contact with your fellow human beings? What would you do?
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