When I decided to write down these musings of mine, the first debate I had with myself was whether to title it rewind or reverse; this is bcos my thoughts have been consumed by what will this world be like if we had the power to go back in time. I settled on reverse bcos it spoke to my wishes....and the wishes millions of us have probably had about 1 aspect of our lives or the other; the wish to go back and chose a different course. Rewind didn't cut if for me, seemed limited to going back and reliving de same moment(probably another piece altogether)
People often say Life is about choices; this statement is more profound than meets the eye...at least I think so.
So my question to all who read this is; if you could put your life in reverse at which points would u take a different turn?
The schools you chose to attend? (That is if you had much of a choice in that)...and the bigger question, how would that have affected your life. I must admit that this piece cuts too close to the tired question of predestination vs freedom of deciding your future based on your choices.
I have always believed in a compromise position on this question of destiny; which is what allows me to have these "useless" thoughts on life's reverse gear.
I believe every choice we make bodes for us a different destiny.....
Having shared that with you my next question will be?
Would you chose different if your reverse took you to the romantic moments in your life? This will include dating, flings and marriage.
Marriage is a particularly controversial one aint it? The regrets are more profound, since the decision is taken at a mature (hopefully) stage in life. It has particularly unnerving also because you live it for the rest of your life, unless school, work, dating, etc its terminal; till death do us part kinda terminal.
The job you do; also quite profound not just for the amount of money you make but also for your legacy as a person. How did you impact peoples lives. A doctor and an armed robber will have different legacies....only one of them can be truly proud of theirs.
The amount of time you spend with your kids and how you positively impact their futures through your upbringing of them.
I have a 100 reverse moments in mind but I am a lazy writer and I type on my balckberry :-(
At about this time I asked myself; isn't this a useless question? Since we all know there will never be a reverse option.......so what's the value of these musings?
Fact is; we do push into reverse periodically however it can only happen mentally. Trust me there is great value in reversing albeit merely a mental exercise.
I can't discuss the usefulness of reverse options without touching briefly on the forward option(yes another topic)
Understanding your reverse helps you make the right decisions when forward happens.....unless you die it will happen right?.
My object is for us all to go into reverse and ask ourselves will we take the same decisions? And use this in shaping our future decisions.......
Feel free to add to this piece, it is a living document
