Have I ever wished that I could rewrite some of my experiences?
Sure I have. But I don’t have a time machine and it’s a good thing because I’d be in that thing more than living in the present moment. Changing the course of your life is still possible, even without the machine.
Last night my husband and I watched a romance time travel movie, “Needle in a Timestack”. For me it prompted my point of view on “what-if” scenarios on time travel, to really seeing and supporting the people in my life, and the ethics of interfering with the past. The imagined possibilities and their imagined outcomes kept me busy for quite a bit.
One of the lead characters in the movie, temporarily went back in time and behaved differently towards his friend and, as a result, beneficially altered the course of everyone’s lives, including his own life eventually. He was able to respect, love, and support his friend during his visit to the past, and the life experiences of many, not only his friend, were changed for the better.
He really saw his friend, and that was the catalyst. I felt that because I know what it feels like to be seen and to not be seen, by those I love.
Regarding going back to change the course of our life? The good news is that we don’t need a time machine to do that.
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