Theme of the week in OD

I dunno, you wait ages for one theme of the week entry from me then two come along at once :¬p

So, this weeks theme is:

If you could go back in time and change one decision that you made in your life, what would it be?

And the answer is…

Nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

Not one single moment or decision from my life would be changed if I had a TARDIS.

(Course, I’d be too busy watching classic Aberdeen matches and telling random people I HAS A TARDIS! in the first place.)

The reason? There are a few. For a start, I happen to be one of those people who believes that everything happens for a reason. It’s the puzzle about the British sniper and the German soldier in WWI writ large. I don’t see the point in dwelling on these things. Yeah, I could say that i’d finish my degree but then I’d probably still be an unemployed wannabe writer just with a degree in psychology and criminology behind me.

The other reason is that when you make the choice as to what you’d change, you really have to remember what it is you would be changing. Humans are not just a collection of flesh, bone, meat, sinews and liquids. We are also the collection of our experiences. If someone were to clone you, would the clone actually BE you? Up to the point when it was created. After that, unless the two of you follow absolute parallel lives, right down to the second, you will be different people, just with the same genetic makeup.

And, really, why would you want to? In Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Joel decides to get his ex removed from his memory, partly in revenge for her doing the same to him. He is stunned, however, when he realises that by doing so he’s not just getting rid of the bad stuff, but the good times as well.

And so the situation is here. I could say that I would never have split up with The Ex or got back together with her the first time, or even getting together with her in the first place. But those choices lined up and contributed to me moving to Middlesbrough in the first place. I’ve had some good times here and made some amazing friends. Admittedly, I’ve had some bad times and some bizarre times. But I wouldn’t change the time I’ve had here for the world so why on Earth would I go back and change something that led to me being here to begin with?

But, that’s just me.

Will

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