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If you could do it all over again....

jeffrey

†ßig Dog†
Would you? If you could go back in time, to let's say the age of 12 and do it again, knowing what you know now, would you? What would you change? What in your life would you do different?
 

jeffrey

†ßig Dog†
I don't know if I would. I know there are alot of things I would like to do different, but I'm very happy with my life now, and with my wife. I would not want to do something that would change being married to her now. The only thing I would like is to have met her earlier in my life.... But would we have been ready for each other?.. Am I making sense? lol.
 

Bastet

Vile Stove-Toucher
No way in hell would I go back and do it all again, not even knowing what I know now. I hated my teenage years - I wouldn't be any less of an outsider now than I was then; I'd just be a more knowledgeable one. You couldn't pay me enough money to do it...not even if there was a chance it wouldn't be the same as first go round. Nuh-uh.
 

Dark_Waltz

Active Member
I would study harder
Stay in education rather than getting the first crappy job
stayed away from the church
 

michel

Administrator Emeritus
Staff member
jeffrey said:
Would you? If you could go back in time, to let's say the age of 12 and do it again, knowing what you know now, would you? What would you change? What in your life would you do different?
The initial thought is to say 'no', but I guess our experiences (even if they were bad) are what make us the people we are today.

I am not saying I am how I would like to be, but I guess some of the better parts of my character are attributable to having suffered. I think the same can be said of most people. Learning can be a very paiful process.
 

jeffrey

†ßig Dog†
Very well stated, michel! Got to pass more frubals out. That's why I question if meeting my wife earlier, before she or I went through what we have... we might not have been ready. It might not have worked.
 

Mike182

Flaming Queer
jeffrey said:
Would you? If you could go back in time, to let's say the age of 12 and do it again, knowing what you know now, would you? What would you change? What in your life would you do different?
iwould not change a thing

i am who i am today because of my life expeience, to change that would be to change who i am
 

jeffrey

†ßig Dog†
One advantage of going back would be you would know who won all the sport contests. You could be a millionaire gambling! :D
 

ChrisP

Veteran Member
Bastet said:
No way in hell would I go back and do it all again, not even knowing what I know now. I hated my teenage years - I wouldn't be any less of an outsider now than I was then; I'd just be a more knowledgeable one. You couldn't pay me enough money to do it...not even if there was a chance it wouldn't be the same as first go round. Nuh-uh.
Same here.

True you would have more time to learn other things, but what would we learn? There's only one truth, and I suppose it would give me more time to come to understanding of it, but we all find out soon enough anyway.
 

Ori

Angel slayer
Although it's not a nice thing to say, I would probably beat the crap out of all those who I hated.
 

opensoul7

Active Member
I would not go back , I would not change my life.We have all run the gauntlet of experience, but the sitiuations we have gone through , the good ,bad , happy , sad have made us who we are.To change one of those moments , would have a drastic effect on who we are now.I could go back and change moments of sadness, or when I was immoral , or a a--hole , but God put me through trail and tribulation , God gave me moments of unbound joy and love that make me the person I am right now .And I thank God for all of it, cause who knows how I would have turned out if my life would have been different?:rolleyes:
 

michel

Administrator Emeritus
Staff member
opensoul7 said:
I would not go back , I would not change my life.We have all run the gauntlet of experience, but the sitiuations we have gone through , the good ,bad , happy , sad have made us who we are.To change one of those moments , would have a drastic effect on who we are now.I could go back and change moments of sadness, or when I was immoral , or a a--hole , but God put me through trail and tribulation , God gave me moments of unbound joy and love that make me the person I am right now .And I thank God for all of it, cause who knows how I would have turned out if my life would have been different?:rolleyes:
Good for you; quite right.;)
 

Terrywoodenpic

Oldest Heretic
If you were to go back
you would lose the Good and the bad.
There is no knowing even with hind sight, if your choices would turn out any better.

It is known as throwing out the baby with the bath water.
Never a good idea.

Terry________________________
Blessed are the pure of heart, they shall behold their God.
 

ChrisP

Veteran Member
Terrywoodenpic said:
If you were to go back
you would lose the Good and the bad.
There is no knowing even with hind sight, if your choices would turn out any better.

It is known as throwing out the baby with the bath water.
Never a good idea.

Terry________________________
Blessed are the pure of heart, they shall behold their God.
A good movie for this is The Butterfly Effect. Thank Goodness they had a good supporting cast because Ashton Kutcher CAN'T ACT!
 

Eynah

Member
My Father once told me that if God came to him and gave him a choice between dying and going back to high school years, he would choose dying. I think that I am in the same boat. High school was hard for me, and I almost didn't make it. While I am stronger for it now, it doesn't mean that I want to go through it all again.
 

Buttons*

Glass half Panda'd
i'm 18... its kinda pointless to say that i'd change my life till this point... no, i think everything is how it was meant to be... ultimatley
 
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