There are so many horrible phrases in this world.

But I suppose if we had to make a list, "if only" and "what if" would probably rank right at the top. People regret things so much; maybe that's why books and movies on time travel hold such great appeal to many of us. Who wouldn't want the power to erase one's mistakes and start anew?

I don't know about you, but if such a possibility ever existed, I have a bad feeling that I'd end up spending my entire life trying to go backwards.

It would be like an addiction, I imagine, trying to craft every moment to perfection; even though it might not feel exactly like how you wanted it to be. In that sense, it would be all too easy to get stuck in time and never really be able to move on.

At the same time, people might start getting overly reckless. I mean, if you knew your actions would hold no permanent consequences, would there be any prerogative for you to carefully consider your actions and words? Why bother weighing the possibilities and opportunity costs of every decision, when you could plunge headfirst into doing whatever you liked while taking comfort in the fact that you could always turn back?

Choices would lose their importance, since no one would want to partake in planning or brainstorming. Moments we once held significant may no longer be as meaningful, simply because they can be reconstructed or relinquished so easily. People can stride into our lives with all the confidence in the world and then skip back out again in the same direction.

I feel like nothing would be solid. Nothing would be completely real, you know? What you believed to be true today could be erased tomorrow and you might not even know it. If someone else meddled with a memory which you were part of, you wouldn't even have a say in it unless you could forbid them to time travel or something. Everybody would just end up believing their own version of events (which would probably showcase the best sides of themselves haha)

So I don't know if time travelling is really better than regret? Not being able to do a U-turn feels terrible, depending on the severity of the situation. But without regret, we would never know what are the things we should not and cannot do. We would never engage our primal instinct to change and metamorphosize in order to propel ourselves forward. The feeling of "I should have..." leaves such a bitter aftertaste, but it ultimately serves to help us make better choices next time.

If only someone could come up with a way to get rid of the aching only remorse can bring? :(

There are so many horrible phrases in this world.

But I suppose if we had to make a list, "if only" and "what if" would probably rank right at the top. People regret things so much; maybe that's why books and movies on time travel hold such great appeal to many of us. Who wouldn't want the power to erase one's mistakes and start anew?

I don't know about you, but if such a possibility ever existed, I have a bad feeling that I'd end up spending my entire life trying to go backwards.

It would be like an addiction, I imagine, trying to craft every moment to perfection; even though it might not feel exactly like how you wanted it to be. In that sense, it would be all too easy to get stuck in time and never really be able to move on.

At the same time, people might start getting overly reckless. I mean, if you knew your actions would hold no permanent consequences, would there be any prerogative for you to carefully consider your actions and words? Why bother weighing the possibilities and opportunity costs of every decision, when you could plunge headfirst into doing whatever you liked while taking comfort in the fact that you could always turn back?

Choices would lose their importance, since no one would want to partake in planning or brainstorming. Moments we once held significant may no longer be as meaningful, simply because they can be reconstructed or relinquished so easily. People can stride into our lives with all the confidence in the world and then skip back out again in the same direction.

I feel like nothing would be solid. Nothing would be completely real, you know? What you believed to be true today could be erased tomorrow and you might not even know it. If someone else meddled with a memory which you were part of, you wouldn't even have a say in it unless you could forbid them to time travel or something. Everybody would just end up believing their own version of events (which would probably showcase the best sides of themselves haha)

So I don't know if time travelling is really better than regret? Not being able to do a U-turn feels terrible, depending on the severity of the situation. But without regret, we would never know what are the things we should not and cannot do. We would never engage our primal instinct to change and metamorphosize in order to propel ourselves forward. The feeling of "I should have..." leaves such a bitter aftertaste, but it ultimately serves to help us make better choices next time.

If only someone could come up with a way to get rid of the aching only remorse can bring? :(

My name is Felicia and my dearest ambition is to bounce on clouds while eating Twix.

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