If you had the ability to go back in time, how would you choose?

Jafar224

Today, with nothing else to do, I watched an old movie called 'About Time.' This movie tells the story of a man in a family with a special ability to briefly travel back in time once they reach the age of 21. The protagonist uses this power to time travel on multiple occasions but discovers that even with this ability, you can't make someone who doesn't love you fall in love with you. Fortunately, he eventually finds his true love.

However, he also realizes that changing the past can lead to a butterfly effect, altering reality. For example, when he tries to prevent his sister from falling in love with a bad guy, his first child changes from a boy to a girl. Later, the protagonist's father reveals that he has terminal lung cancer and is about to die. The protagonist wants to go back in time at any cost to change his father's fate, but his father stops him. The reason is that his father's lung cancer existed long before, and going back in time would erase his current children and life. The protagonist bids his father a final farewell, not in deep grief because he can visit his father in the past and have tea with him, making it seem like his father never left.

However, one day, the protagonist's wife informs him that she's pregnant with their second child. He is left with mixed emotions and eventually bids farewell to his father in the past because he can no longer go back and see his father. Otherwise, everything about the second child would change. The protagonist decides to cherish the present.

After watching this movie, I was deeply moved. The biggest thought I had was, if I had the ability to travel back in time, what would I do? In the end, I found that I'm just like the protagonist. Even if I could time travel and perhaps make a little money, the idea of making a fortune is still beyond my reach. In the movie, the protagonist's father tells him that the protagonist's grandfather used the same ability to earn a lot of money but didn't find happiness. I would want to go back and start over, but I can't bear to part with my wife and children now. So, in the end, the only option left is to cherish every day in the present.

If you had the ability to travel back in time, what choices would you make?

Isha000

The hypothetical questions are also meaningless.

Jatin255

I just want to be a rich person; having money in the past would be enough.

Shri333

Going back to the past is not realistic, so I don't consider that.

Samiksha

If you go back to the past with your memories, there are so many things you can do.

Ritu77

Living well and cherishing every day now is the greatest superpower!

Kamal531

Regardless of how glorious or how much failure there once was, it's all a thing of the past.