one day your life flashes before your eyes meaning

Desmond says he can't remember everything, but then the song ' Make Your Own Kind of Music' comes on the jukebox, and he gets another flash. Donovan says that if he is reliving his life, he should be able to predict what happens next. At a pub, Desmond questions if it's possible that he's reliving part of his life, but Donovan suggests his mind is just reacting to his failure with Widmore by giving himself a role of importance on an imaginary island. ♪ĭesmond goes to a research library and finds his friend Donovan, a physicist, to ask him about the concept of time travel. Desmond freaks out, remembering his present experience as having happened before. Desmond claims to recognize him and has flashes of Charlie during the hatch system failure. On the sidewalk, Desmond sees a busker playing a guitar and singing ' Wonderwall' to the passer-byes for change. ♪ĭesmond spots Charlie singing on the street. Desmond leaves the building and` throws his tie on the ground in frustration. However, he only pours whiskey into one glass, saying that one swallow costs more than Desmond would make in a month, and sharing it with him would be a waste because he will never be a great man and as such will never be worthy to marry his daughter. Widmore calls it a noble gesture and takes out a bottle of MacCutcheon whiskey and two glasses. Instead, he wants to ask his permission to marry Penny. Widmore offers Desmond a position in the administrative department, but Desmond tells him he isn't there for a job. Widmore's ship model and Widmore says that he is sponsoring a race around the world, Desmond has another flash of him on his own future boat. Widmore discusses Desmond's resume with him. The mention of '4-8-15' brings up a flash of the numbers in Desmond's mind and momentarily unsettles him again. A delivery man arrives with a 'parcel for 8 15'. Widmore scans Desmond's resume, during his job interview.ĭesmond checks in with the Widmore Industries receptionist. Penny asks if he's alright and he says he just has déjà vu. They discuss Desmond's impending meeting with her father, and Penny says that if it doesn't go well it won't be ' the end of the world.' He experiences a niggling concern about Penny's turn of phrase and the sound of a countdown timer beeping worries him too - but it turns out to just be the microwave. Penny helps him with his tie as he tells her how glad he is that she just moved in.

Delighted to be back with Penny, he kisses and embraces her.ĭesmond later tries to fix his tie and glances at the clock, which reads 1:08. He realizes that they are in his old flat in the past. Penny runs over to him and asks if he's okay. He looks around and sees a spilled can of red paint and a fallen ladder. He wakes up lying on a wood floor with what looks like blood all over him. (' Live Together, Die Alone, Part 2') Mind travel to 1996 His world turns to white and his life flashes before his eyes. He goes under the floor, says 'I love you Penny', and turns the key. Desmond tears apart the bookcase and finds the fail-safe key. The countdown timer reaches zero and goes into system failure mode.

Desmond builds a lightning rod to prevent lightning from striking Claire's tent.

Locke gives a speech and Hurley looks at Desmond, surprised.

Hurley finds Desmond in the jungle and he predicts Locke's speech.Locke sees Desmond running naked in the jungle.

One day your life flashes before your eyes meaning