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Post by Britney on May 7, 2006 12:45:12 GMT -5
If you were given the option to go back in time to when you were a child, would you? And furthermore, does your answer really depend on if you had a good/bad childhood?
I had a rather priveleged childhood, attending a tiny private boarding school for grades 1-9, where everyone knew eachother very well. The other day was our 10 year reunion, and it was probably one of the most surreal experiences I have ever faced. Even now I am feeling emotions I haven't felt in ten years. Seeing people whom were like family (i.e. we grew up as kids together), yet have been dead to me for the past ten years. Words honestly cannot describe what it feels like to suddenly walk down school halls with long-lost classmates after ten years of seeing or even remembering neither.
It got me wondering - if given the option to go back in time, would I? Even though I have many fond memories (I spent 9 years of my early life in that institution), I have alot of crappy ones too. However, fond or crappy, they were all first-time experiences for me, which is why they left the strongest mental impressions.
Given the option however, I think I would not wish to revisit the past, no matter how good or bad it had been. I feel like current technology (pictures, videos, etc) already allows us to revisit the past in ways our minds are not emotionally adapted for, and the end result can really be debilitating. I would rather my memories be relegated to the powers of my own recollection instead of having them forced upon me (if that makes any sense).
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Post by morty14 on May 7, 2006 15:20:25 GMT -5
I guess it would all depend on if I would have the option of "restoring" as in any changes I might make I'd be able to erase and return to how my life is now. I am quite content with my current life, I think things could be better, but I'd be scared to change much because things might turn out worse. So, if I would be allowed to restore my past to the status quo if I wanted, then yes I would go back and try things over. If not, I'd prefer not to, because I don't know how things might pan out and that frightens me.
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Post by Twitchmonkey on May 7, 2006 19:52:20 GMT -5
No, I went through it once, I'm finally doing fine, no more of that.
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Post by ExtraCheeZ on May 7, 2006 20:29:30 GMT -5
Meh, anything I could go back and change could be changed right now...
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Post by Bloodcast_Wench on May 8, 2006 12:27:32 GMT -5
I would undo the mistakes I made
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Post by lulu on May 9, 2006 3:40:56 GMT -5
I would only go back in time if I could retain the knowledge I aquired growing up. That way I could fix/avoid/prevent all of my problems in life.
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Post by Ramirez on May 9, 2006 9:17:33 GMT -5
Nah, it's not something I'd like to go back to really. Wasn't that great (long story) so going through it again wouldn't be the most enjoyable experience.
Now, if I could go back to any point in my life and doing it again, that would be a very different answer. There are things in the last few years I would very much like to correct/do fierently/avoid like the plague. But childhood... no. Even if it was better, it would be over. And I would have to wait years to change what I really wanted also.
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Post by Muad'dib on May 11, 2006 7:28:06 GMT -5
No, I went through it once, I'm finally doing fine, no more of that. Same. We all have made mistakes, but going back to change them will leave us shells of people who will only end up making possibly worse mistakes when handling different situations.
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Post by Ramirez on May 11, 2006 9:09:02 GMT -5
Plus, we'd all have to go through puberty again, and that's not an experience I'd care to repeat.
But, there are mistakes from the past few years I wish I could amend. I have a habit of making the wrong decisions.
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Post by ShadowLynx on May 16, 2006 2:37:37 GMT -5
I'll just make a mess of my life again...
Dealing with my depression, anger...
Meh...
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Post by Osama Bin Laden on May 17, 2006 1:51:28 GMT -5
I wouldnt, infact, if it wouldnt destroy who I am, I would erase my past. I mean, Im still dealing with alot of the crap that went on then. Although I do wish I could just be a child again, and have that innocence, ignorance, and simplicity again, without having to go through all the crap.
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