If You Could Turn The Clock Back To Another Time !

@deeeky (3667)
Edinburgh, Scotland
January 7, 2008 8:16am CST
Would there be a special time in your life that you would like to go back to,to undo some of the things that you have done or would like to change for the better. Also would there be something that you have learnt now that you would liked to have implimented in the past?
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@Darkwing (21583)
9 Jan 08
The way I see it, there would be no point in turning the clock back even if you could. How would you know that anything you did differently would end up as a better solution, for one thing? Also, to my mind, life is a series of lessons which we learn from, and better ourselves accordingly. Without those lessons, we gain no wisdom. So, my answer is, we just can't turn back time. The past is gone, and we have moved on. Ok, there may be repercussions, but these will teach us where we went wrong and give us a chance to look inside ourselves to find the areas which need improvement. We are in control of our lives, not time. I love life, and I look forward to each new day, not back into the dark past. So no, I wouldn't turn the clock back, even if I could, my friend. It makes no sense to me. :) Brightest Blessings, and keep smiling. x
@Darkwing (21583)
9 Jan 08
But that's exactly what I'm trying to say. You can't guarantee that going back and putting one thing right in your life would give you a better result? As it is, we have all done something we would have done in a different way, in hindsight, but from that "mistake", we learn and grow, and therefore better ourselves and our future life hence forth. The fact is, you can't do it, so what's the point in procrastinating and wanting to change things? It's impossible my dear friend. So... we learn, and grow in spirit... thus, with age and the wisdom we've gained from our lessons, our path becomes smoother. I, honestly, wouldn't change a thing, even if I could, because that would change the person I am, and the growing I've already done! :)
@deeeky (3667)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
9 Jan 08
Surely it would be benificial to go back to the past with the present knowledge that we have now and undo the yhings we would like to. If it did change the future then that would be a good thing.
• Philippines
30 Jun 08
hei deeeky... chismax here.. i would like to go back in time when my grandmother alive coz she's my life, she give me everything that no other people can do it again to me especially my parents
@deeeky (3667)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
17 Jul 08
Thank you for that nice response
• India
8 Jan 08
On the other hand (and you may find this weird) I would like to turn the clock forward. At 35, I am at a crucial juncture in my life. Hubby & me are approaching middle age, our son is in std III, we still have years of service left, we have saved a little money and life seems perfect. Yet it all is so uncertain. I cant see the future and sometimes I feel so scared. And then I see senior couples walking by the park, looking so happy together or I know of my relatives whose children are settled comfortably, who have no such responsibilities anymore and they are just enjoying the twilight years of their life. I just hope I can more the clock forward and the years would just fly by. I would not have to take any tension of my son’s studies, my hubby’s career, parents, ailments and so on. I know I am being a weakling and that we all have to walk our lives our own way, but sometimes I just wish I could fall asleep like Rip Van Winkle and when I wake up, things would have automatically fallen in place.
@deeeky (3667)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
8 Jan 08
Thinking that way is wishing your life away and life is very precious to us. With the time you have I would suggest filling your brain with as much knowledge as you can, as knowledge is a great power to help you through this life and into the next.
• United States
8 Jan 08
I would like to go back in time and make my parent's not get divorced. I would love for them to be back together and I'm an adult and live on my own. I would just like to see them together and happy. I just know sometimes my mom isn't happy with the guy she is dating and I know my dad isn't always happy with his new wife. She is really different than he is in many ways. And my mom always tells me if she would have just used her head she would still be with him.
@deeeky (3667)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
8 Jan 08
That is a very nice thing to say. you think more of your parents than you do of yourself. very commendable of you. I wonder if you could persuade them to rejoin and make a happy family unit again.
@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
10 May 08
That's really hard to say...I've made alot of mistakes but I've learned valuable lessons from them. I'll just stay where I am and let the past be the past. **AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~
@deeeky (3667)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
11 May 08
The past will always be in the past but our thoughts about them are in our ming today. The mistakes we made in the past can affect the future if we are wise to avoid those mistakes again.
• United States
8 Jan 08
The only thing I would do differently was not let my mom live with me for 10 years. I would have made her move out as soon as she found a place. She has been such a burden on me and my family. Mom is a taker and she continues to take and take and take. That is about the only thing I would do differently.
@deeeky (3667)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
8 Jan 08
It is not easy to refuse family especially mum and dad but sometimes there comes a time as you say when enough is enough and things have to change for the better. Ther are lots of people in this world that keep taking off those they know will not refuse due to their kind heart.
@meemingNEW (2226)
• Philippines
7 Jan 08
Yeah there is for me. If only I have learned to shut my mouth and controlled my heart, I wouldn't have lost my best friend. What happened was really something that I wasn't expecting. It happened almost 5 years ago (February 2003) I fell in love with my best friend back in our freshman year in high school. My feelings for him is just so strong that made it really difficult to hide. When he knew how I feel, our friendship suddenly fell apart. We never talked to each other since. We used to talk on the phone , eat lunch together in the canteen and hang out. I don't think loving him is a regret. But I always wonder if ever I haven't fell in love with him, would he still be calling me? would we be still so close? Its almost 5 years since that time but I still think of him like it was just yesterday. Even though lots of things happened like I already dated several guys and all and maybe he does the same too. But there's always a part of me that has his name encrypted , my heart. I'm getting so corny. :) LoL. But that's how I feel. It doesn't hurt as bad like 5 years ago but.... uhHhh. I feel like a monkey waiting for nothing. I always hope though. :( If Only I can turn back time. :(
@deeeky (3667)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
7 Jan 08
It is not easy to love someone who has no intention of loving us back. Sometimes we get a crush on someone even though we never speak to each them or get to know them but just the feelings we get does our emotions havoc.
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
7 Jan 08
There are a few times in my life that I would like to go back to. The first of these was 1989, a time when I was happy studying and having a busy social life. I went to clubs where they played dance music that I really liked. I would like to relive the happy days of my student days. Another fantastic time in my life was 1993 and 1994 when I went around the world. I would love to relive visiting all those lovely places. I would also like to relive 2005. I would do things differently if I could go back to that year. I wish that I had waited longer in 2006 to make the right choice. Also I wish that I had began learning French when I was 2, German when I was 6 and Spanish when I was 10, then having continued using these languages I would be quite fluent in them by now.
@deeeky (3667)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
7 Jan 08
There is no time like the present and you are still very young and could learn those languages that you want to speak. Once learnt there will be no stopping you visiting those countries again and living more happy moments.
• India
7 Jan 08
Well you see there are moments when I wish I could turn back the clock.There are a lot of moments.I wish I were a small child once again so that I could sit in my mothers lap.I wish I were a child so I could take a piggy back once again.I fell in love with my best friend and I wish cherish that moment again. You see I believe in enjoying those moments that hold a special place to me.I wish I could get into a see-saw and play with my friends. Oh I wish.
@deeeky (3667)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
7 Jan 08
You are still very young and there will be plenty of time for more pggy backs. love will come again and I hope you find your soulmate and have a very happy life together.
@amsiddhu (80)
• India
8 Jan 08
first of all i changed my school when i was studying 2nd std i was a very reserved boy then but even so i had a few friends and workers in that school close to my heart i remember that day till my life when my teacher said that it was the last day of my school to everyone in the class i didnt speak a word to anyone in the class and went off.Till now i regret my behaviour at that point where i should hav spoken to everyone.From that day i decided to say anything that comes to my mind as somethings cannot be done later.I am searching those special ones that i miss till now.
@deeeky (3667)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
8 Jan 08
Seems that a lot of people would like to go back into thier school days and change certain things that they regret that they had done or would like to add that they did not do.