So if you had the ability to relay a message to yourself in the past advising yourself against a decision you made, would you do it, not knowing fully what the consequences could be?
What made me think of this, I was watching the movie Frequency this weekend (one of my all time favorites, if you haven't seen I highly recommend). Without giving away too much for those who haven't seen, a son (grown up) is able to communicate with his father in the past, warning him of a life event. The father acts on this, sidesteps the life event, but serious unintended consequences follow.
With me, one example would be college. The University I went to was 3rd on my list (realistically it wasn't even on my radar). In the end, even though I much preferred my other options, I couldn't beat getting a full ride to this University, so that determined my choice. Now, had I chosen differently, my career path could look very different then it does now (could be good or bad, my debt situation would have undoubtedly been worse lol?). I would have never met my wife whom I did meet in college (I know some here are probably popping some champagne at the thought of this :D), my kids wouldn't exist, etc....
Just meant to be a fun thread as I am sure at some point we have all looked back at our pasts wishing we could have made different decisions, or even just wondering how things would have turned out with different decisions.
What made me think of this, I was watching the movie Frequency this weekend (one of my all time favorites, if you haven't seen I highly recommend). Without giving away too much for those who haven't seen, a son (grown up) is able to communicate with his father in the past, warning him of a life event. The father acts on this, sidesteps the life event, but serious unintended consequences follow.
With me, one example would be college. The University I went to was 3rd on my list (realistically it wasn't even on my radar). In the end, even though I much preferred my other options, I couldn't beat getting a full ride to this University, so that determined my choice. Now, had I chosen differently, my career path could look very different then it does now (could be good or bad, my debt situation would have undoubtedly been worse lol?). I would have never met my wife whom I did meet in college (I know some here are probably popping some champagne at the thought of this :D), my kids wouldn't exist, etc....
Just meant to be a fun thread as I am sure at some point we have all looked back at our pasts wishing we could have made different decisions, or even just wondering how things would have turned out with different decisions.
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