Starting Life Over

If you could start your life over as somebody else, would you do it? What would you hope to change?

I often wish I could travel back to my younger self as Evan Treborn did in The Butterfly Effect. Another way would be to use Jenna Rink’s method in 13 Going on 30: I would sprinkle some wishing dust on myself and wish to return to the past. That way I could fix my mistakes.

I have many regrets, and often wish I could turn back time, or start my life over. I would not want to be another person, but keep my same mind and body. That’s when Evan and Jenna’s methods would come in handy. If I were to list all the things I want to change, it would be an endless list. Besides, quite a few of them run together, and are too difficult to put into words.

I would like to return to my elementary school days, and try to behave better. Maybe that will result in better treatment from others. For junior high, I switched to a school of bad studnets, staff, and program, so I would like to return to the end of sixth grade, talk with my parents, and make the decision to stay at the same school. If that doesn’t work, I would like to transfer back to my old school after the first quarter of seventh grade.

In high school, I made too many mistakes to name. I think one thing I would change is not to be so arrogant and selfish. For college, the first thing I would do is move off the bad hall I lived in. I would then probably have a better time for my freshman year in the dorms, and meet more nice people. I would also change my major and career goal much earlier.

Now for graduate school, I wish I had changed advisors earlier, and chosen to take the comprehensive exam instead of the thesis. I would also probably not join TheOneRing.Com, or take different actions there. That way, I would have received my Masters by now, and be on the way to my next goal.

I really want to turn back time or start my life all over again. However, I sometimes wonder if I made these changes, will things turn out as planned? How would it affect my present self and day? I might erase myself, but that sounds like a good idea: I often think the world would be better off if I were never born.