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Back To The Future

Winkk — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:50:02 GMT

If you could go back about ten years and knew what the future held, would you?

I don't know if I would. Some of the things that happened were not under anyone's control. But, I may have been able to do change the path of the incidents. Who knows? There are no do-overs in life.

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straykatz — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:52:24 GMT

I'm a perosn who thinks everyone happens in sequence for a reason and if you take away one thing out of the sequence it totally changes everything and it may not be for the better. .

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GCR18 — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:55:21 GMT

Ten years, definitely.

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circles — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:16:22 GMT

Yes, I would go back ten years...and change the path I took...then I would not have suffered the mental pain I went through...

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tansy — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:27:24 GMT

Oh, most definitely. I would not have bought the bike and would not have needed my shoulder replacement. 🙀

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Shorty2U — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:39:09 GMT

Id have to go back to the 70s to change any paths. lol. 10 years isnt long enough. And yes Id love to go back, but to the 60s!

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millieshops — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:40:42 GMT

Robert Frost knew what he was saying when he wrote about taking a path and never being able to go back to "go," but if somehow the universe changed and we got that chance, I really fear we'd still make choices that 10 years later would have us wondering "What was I thinking!"

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SusieQ_2 — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:42:13 GMT

@straykatz wrote:
I'm a perosn who thinks everyone happens in sequence for a reason and if you take away one thing out of the sequence it totally changes everything and it may not be for the better. .

It's an interesting question, and I see your point, srtaykatz, but maybe things could turn out better. It's impossible to know.

I think I would go back ten years if I could. Life is full of good and bad all the way through but the two most devastating things in my life, so far, happened prior to ten years ago. The third happened three years ago, and while it was less difficult than the two others, it was very hard on me. It still is. It's not as permanent as the others, but it's a part of my daily life. I could have handled it better, in fact, I'm still not handling it perfectly.

I'd be happy to go back a few days to fix a major faux pas in that area of my life!

The second reason I'd do it is regarding longevity. We all know if we eat our veggies we'll add years to our lives (hopefully) but what good is it if those years come when we're too old to appreciate them? Going back ten years may not mean we're going to live longer, but if we get to live them over again, I'm all for it.

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Ibby114 — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:02:47 GMT

You have life lessons- and personal growth- from the 'not so good'. So I wouldn't change a thing!

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Preds — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:51:26 GMT

No. I'm afraid I'd make things worse if I knew then what I know now. Prefer to move ahead and learn my lessons. I'm hard headed like that.

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DoneTryin — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 21:41:53 GMT

I also would have to go back to the 60s. But then even though I wouldn't make the same mistakes, I'd make different mistakes & might even do worse.

I will just keep on trying to focus on today & have high hopes for tomorrow. I think there are reasons why I had to take the path that I have taken. Sometimes I learn why, & other issues remain a mystery.

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Winkk — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 00:52:06 GMT

I agree with a lot of you. I probably would make the same decisions. I picked ten years because I often wonder if my sister would have taken better care of herself she would not have died. But, I also believe that things happen for a reason and no matter what we do they are still going to happen.

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milliegrace — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 05:13:48 GMT

Sure! Absolutely I'd go back! Hindsight is 20/20 but you only get it after the fact.

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hsawaknow — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 05:18:55 GMT

Knowing what I know now, I would go back in a second!

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hckynutjohn — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 05:54:09 GMT

@Winkk

Nope.

hckynut(john)

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Drythe — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 22:43:43 GMT

If I could go back with the knowledge I now have - YEP!

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AngelPuppy1 — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 10:45:27 GMT

@Winkk

Oh, yes, yes! If I could go back and do a few things over, I'd definitly go back. I'd love to go back even a few years and just have some more time. When you get older, time is so important. Its an entity that you treasure and don't seem to have enough of!!! And sadly, you look back and think, what if? Or -- if only I -----