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Please bare with me during this post, I'm finding it tough to put these thoughts into words.
There have been some points in my life, where I have asked myself, "why the *ahem* did you do that!?"
Nothing very big or important, apart from one time maybe (most of you will know what I'm on about. If you don't, then you probably don't know me very well. Or maybe you've just forgotten.)
I've had some great times in my 14 years of life so far. Maybe just spending a day at the beach with people you like and respect. Remember the Carlsberg advert with the friends at the beach, playing football, laughing etc? Well, I once had a day like that. I was very young and was with my parents, and a large group of their friends. It was fantastic. We played football, ate loads, swam in the sea, and basically had a huge laugh. Because I was the only child there I got special attention from everyone, and so I felt...special. When the sun finally set, and the day was over, I felt sad. Depressed. I tried to remember what a good time I had, but it was hard. Do you know what came to my head?
It was the image of a video remote. You know, something that rewinds and fast forwards tapes with just the press of a button. I conjured up this image, but instead of a video remote, it was a Life remote.
With this Life remote, I could choose to rewind my life. I could choose to rewind back to the start of the day, so I could live it through again.
And now, this image, these thoughs, loom over my head all the time. I've looked forward to many things, especially when I was a little younger. The start to the Formula 1 season. A school holiday. A special trip. I always used to, and still do, think to myself during school or wherever I was, "just get through this, and then you've got it." And when I had it, I thought, "Hey, who cares what's happening in a couple of days time? I'm doing/watching/playing/enjoying this right now, so why ruin it by thinking about the future?"
Unfortunately, what comes, always goes. They would always finish, and I would be left lying in bed, thinking, "I wish I could rewind. Rewind back to the start of the day. Rewind my life."
Of course, it's just an image. A wish. But just imagine the possibilites...being able to rewind back to the start of a great time, so you could experience it again, and again, and again. Maybe without even knowing you've "rewinded". Going back and changing what you've done. If you made a mistake, hurt someone else, hurt yourself...you could just rewind, and change it for the better.
I guess it's a little selfish, and also a little immature. Rather reminiscent of a Time Machine, you might think. But no, it's not as...primitive as that. It relates to life. I suppose it's like watching your life on a video (for the more advanced of us, a DVD) and you can pause, rewind, fast forward or play at anytime you want to.
It also works for fast forward. You're not looking forward to the next few days...you don't enjoy your work, your family's going through a tough time, you've got nothing to look forward to. Nothing to live for. If only...if only you can fast forward through all of this. Fast forward through all the bad, boring bits, and straight onto the more exciting, enjoyable parts. But then I suppose, life would lose all meaning, because we would already be in Heaven. Because life, despite all the awful, terrible things that happen, to you and others, sometimes you feel as though you're in Heaven. Like when you've just fallen in love (although this can cause much pain later), or when your first child has just been born. That feeling of pure happiness. And it's so strong, that nothing can ruin it. That moment, where everything else seems oblivious.
I think I've managed to express my thoughts...and to be honest, I don't have much more to say about it. It's just something I conjured up, in the ravage jungle that is my mind. If you read all of this, then I thank-you, because it means you took a few minutes out of your precious lives to read something written by me.
Thanks for reading, Ant.
There have been some points in my life, where I have asked myself, "why the *ahem* did you do that!?"
Nothing very big or important, apart from one time maybe (most of you will know what I'm on about. If you don't, then you probably don't know me very well. Or maybe you've just forgotten.)
I've had some great times in my 14 years of life so far. Maybe just spending a day at the beach with people you like and respect. Remember the Carlsberg advert with the friends at the beach, playing football, laughing etc? Well, I once had a day like that. I was very young and was with my parents, and a large group of their friends. It was fantastic. We played football, ate loads, swam in the sea, and basically had a huge laugh. Because I was the only child there I got special attention from everyone, and so I felt...special. When the sun finally set, and the day was over, I felt sad. Depressed. I tried to remember what a good time I had, but it was hard. Do you know what came to my head?
It was the image of a video remote. You know, something that rewinds and fast forwards tapes with just the press of a button. I conjured up this image, but instead of a video remote, it was a Life remote.
With this Life remote, I could choose to rewind my life. I could choose to rewind back to the start of the day, so I could live it through again.
And now, this image, these thoughs, loom over my head all the time. I've looked forward to many things, especially when I was a little younger. The start to the Formula 1 season. A school holiday. A special trip. I always used to, and still do, think to myself during school or wherever I was, "just get through this, and then you've got it." And when I had it, I thought, "Hey, who cares what's happening in a couple of days time? I'm doing/watching/playing/enjoying this right now, so why ruin it by thinking about the future?"
Unfortunately, what comes, always goes. They would always finish, and I would be left lying in bed, thinking, "I wish I could rewind. Rewind back to the start of the day. Rewind my life."
Of course, it's just an image. A wish. But just imagine the possibilites...being able to rewind back to the start of a great time, so you could experience it again, and again, and again. Maybe without even knowing you've "rewinded". Going back and changing what you've done. If you made a mistake, hurt someone else, hurt yourself...you could just rewind, and change it for the better.
I guess it's a little selfish, and also a little immature. Rather reminiscent of a Time Machine, you might think. But no, it's not as...primitive as that. It relates to life. I suppose it's like watching your life on a video (for the more advanced of us, a DVD) and you can pause, rewind, fast forward or play at anytime you want to.
It also works for fast forward. You're not looking forward to the next few days...you don't enjoy your work, your family's going through a tough time, you've got nothing to look forward to. Nothing to live for. If only...if only you can fast forward through all of this. Fast forward through all the bad, boring bits, and straight onto the more exciting, enjoyable parts. But then I suppose, life would lose all meaning, because we would already be in Heaven. Because life, despite all the awful, terrible things that happen, to you and others, sometimes you feel as though you're in Heaven. Like when you've just fallen in love (although this can cause much pain later), or when your first child has just been born. That feeling of pure happiness. And it's so strong, that nothing can ruin it. That moment, where everything else seems oblivious.
I think I've managed to express my thoughts...and to be honest, I don't have much more to say about it. It's just something I conjured up, in the ravage jungle that is my mind. If you read all of this, then I thank-you, because it means you took a few minutes out of your precious lives to read something written by me.
Thanks for reading, Ant.
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I think the Holocaust, this is horrible to say, but it probably in the end, did do Jews some good. For the world to finally see how people could be so racist, it was probably a shock to the system, the way it was. Good always comes from bad, in the end.
I think the Holocaust, this is horrible to say, but it probably in the end, did do Jews some good. For the world to finally see how people could be so racist, it was probably a shock to the system, the way it was. Good always comes from bad, in the end.
rewind, when the crowd says Bo, selecta
Mouldy Cheese wrote:
> This is something I have been thinking about recently.
If you could go back
> and stop the holocaust, would you?
--
Think about it. How would you stop it? How's to say killing Hitler would stop it? Himmler or Goebbels or someone could have carried it out? I don't think you can definitely stop something, because it may happen another way. It could happen later, or even at the same time with a different person.
> This is something I have been thinking about recently.
If you could go back
> and stop the holocaust, would you?
--
Think about it. How would you stop it? How's to say killing Hitler would stop it? Himmler or Goebbels or someone could have carried it out? I don't think you can definitely stop something, because it may happen another way. It could happen later, or even at the same time with a different person.
This is something I have been thinking about recently.
If you could go back and stop the holocaust, would you? Bear in mind that if you change anything before you were born, anything up to the score of a football game, then chances are you wouldn't have been born...
It is confusing. I have, one time, actually not minded that something had gone wrong, because I thought I could just press 'undo'.
Like Grix said - never regret anything. Everything that has happened to you in your life makes you who you are.
If you could go back and stop the holocaust, would you? Bear in mind that if you change anything before you were born, anything up to the score of a football game, then chances are you wouldn't have been born...
It is confusing. I have, one time, actually not minded that something had gone wrong, because I thought I could just press 'undo'.
Like Grix said - never regret anything. Everything that has happened to you in your life makes you who you are.
Grix Thraves wrote:
> RastaBillySkank wrote:
"What about casuality? If we rewound JFK getting
> shot what the hell do you think would happen to the world as we know
> it?"
The mafia will rule America and Lister won't be able to get a
> curry! :0)
Heheheh, I was wondering if anyone would spot that :-D I expected Ant too...
Only one thing to say about this.
Never be sorry. Don't look
> back at mistakes, no matter how big, and wish they hadn't happened. Because if
> they didn't, what would you be thinking about now?
Yup, no regrets is the only way to live.
> RastaBillySkank wrote:
"What about casuality? If we rewound JFK getting
> shot what the hell do you think would happen to the world as we know
> it?"
The mafia will rule America and Lister won't be able to get a
> curry! :0)
Heheheh, I was wondering if anyone would spot that :-D I expected Ant too...
Only one thing to say about this.
Never be sorry. Don't look
> back at mistakes, no matter how big, and wish they hadn't happened. Because if
> they didn't, what would you be thinking about now?
Yup, no regrets is the only way to live.
RastaBillySkank wrote:
"What about casuality? If we rewound JFK getting shot what the hell do you think would happen to the world as we know it?"
The mafia will rule America and Lister won't be able to get a curry! :0)
Only one thing to say about this.
Never be sorry. Don't look back at mistakes, no matter how big, and wish they hadn't happened. Because if they didn't, what would you be thinking about now?
"What about casuality? If we rewound JFK getting shot what the hell do you think would happen to the world as we know it?"
The mafia will rule America and Lister won't be able to get a curry! :0)
Only one thing to say about this.
Never be sorry. Don't look back at mistakes, no matter how big, and wish they hadn't happened. Because if they didn't, what would you be thinking about now?
Yep, and I agree. I meant to write about that in the post...dammit. Anyway, basically, our mistakes effect our lives. We learn from them, and so a lot of good can come from them.
That's what I meant when talking about fast forwarding. It wouldn't be right, because we'd already be in a perfect world. If you could rewind and change your mistakes, it would basically be the same.
No, it's not right and it wouldn't work, but sometimes it...you know, you're so depressed that you just wish..agh, I can't put it into words, but I'm sure you understand. {:)
That's what I meant when talking about fast forwarding. It wouldn't be right, because we'd already be in a perfect world. If you could rewind and change your mistakes, it would basically be the same.
No, it's not right and it wouldn't work, but sometimes it...you know, you're so depressed that you just wish..agh, I can't put it into words, but I'm sure you understand. {:)
The thing is, although I've wanted to hit 'Rewind' and undo all my mistakes, I never would even if I could, you know why? Because we learn from mistakes, and mistakes make us what we are. What about casuality? If we rewound JFK getting shot what the hell do you think would happen to the world as we know it?
Everything contributes to the grandplan, Ant, and that's why we shouldn't fook about with it.
Everything contributes to the grandplan, Ant, and that's why we shouldn't fook about with it.
I think that everybody would like to go back or forward to some part in their life, but you have to remeber it is our mistakes that make us who we are.
Please bare with me during this post, I'm finding it tough to put these thoughts into words.
There have been some points in my life, where I have asked myself, "why the *ahem* did you do that!?"
Nothing very big or important, apart from one time maybe (most of you will know what I'm on about. If you don't, then you probably don't know me very well. Or maybe you've just forgotten.)
I've had some great times in my 14 years of life so far. Maybe just spending a day at the beach with people you like and respect. Remember the Carlsberg advert with the friends at the beach, playing football, laughing etc? Well, I once had a day like that. I was very young and was with my parents, and a large group of their friends. It was fantastic. We played football, ate loads, swam in the sea, and basically had a huge laugh. Because I was the only child there I got special attention from everyone, and so I felt...special. When the sun finally set, and the day was over, I felt sad. Depressed. I tried to remember what a good time I had, but it was hard. Do you know what came to my head?
It was the image of a video remote. You know, something that rewinds and fast forwards tapes with just the press of a button. I conjured up this image, but instead of a video remote, it was a Life remote.
With this Life remote, I could choose to rewind my life. I could choose to rewind back to the start of the day, so I could live it through again.
And now, this image, these thoughs, loom over my head all the time. I've looked forward to many things, especially when I was a little younger. The start to the Formula 1 season. A school holiday. A special trip. I always used to, and still do, think to myself during school or wherever I was, "just get through this, and then you've got it." And when I had it, I thought, "Hey, who cares what's happening in a couple of days time? I'm doing/watching/playing/enjoying this right now, so why ruin it by thinking about the future?"
Unfortunately, what comes, always goes. They would always finish, and I would be left lying in bed, thinking, "I wish I could rewind. Rewind back to the start of the day. Rewind my life."
Of course, it's just an image. A wish. But just imagine the possibilites...being able to rewind back to the start of a great time, so you could experience it again, and again, and again. Maybe without even knowing you've "rewinded". Going back and changing what you've done. If you made a mistake, hurt someone else, hurt yourself...you could just rewind, and change it for the better.
I guess it's a little selfish, and also a little immature. Rather reminiscent of a Time Machine, you might think. But no, it's not as...primitive as that. It relates to life. I suppose it's like watching your life on a video (for the more advanced of us, a DVD) and you can pause, rewind, fast forward or play at anytime you want to.
It also works for fast forward. You're not looking forward to the next few days...you don't enjoy your work, your family's going through a tough time, you've got nothing to look forward to. Nothing to live for. If only...if only you can fast forward through all of this. Fast forward through all the bad, boring bits, and straight onto the more exciting, enjoyable parts. But then I suppose, life would lose all meaning, because we would already be in Heaven. Because life, despite all the awful, terrible things that happen, to you and others, sometimes you feel as though you're in Heaven. Like when you've just fallen in love (although this can cause much pain later), or when your first child has just been born. That feeling of pure happiness. And it's so strong, that nothing can ruin it. That moment, where everything else seems oblivious.
I think I've managed to express my thoughts...and to be honest, I don't have much more to say about it. It's just something I conjured up, in the ravage jungle that is my mind. If you read all of this, then I thank-you, because it means you took a few minutes out of your precious lives to read something written by me.
Thanks for reading, Ant.
There have been some points in my life, where I have asked myself, "why the *ahem* did you do that!?"
Nothing very big or important, apart from one time maybe (most of you will know what I'm on about. If you don't, then you probably don't know me very well. Or maybe you've just forgotten.)
I've had some great times in my 14 years of life so far. Maybe just spending a day at the beach with people you like and respect. Remember the Carlsberg advert with the friends at the beach, playing football, laughing etc? Well, I once had a day like that. I was very young and was with my parents, and a large group of their friends. It was fantastic. We played football, ate loads, swam in the sea, and basically had a huge laugh. Because I was the only child there I got special attention from everyone, and so I felt...special. When the sun finally set, and the day was over, I felt sad. Depressed. I tried to remember what a good time I had, but it was hard. Do you know what came to my head?
It was the image of a video remote. You know, something that rewinds and fast forwards tapes with just the press of a button. I conjured up this image, but instead of a video remote, it was a Life remote.
With this Life remote, I could choose to rewind my life. I could choose to rewind back to the start of the day, so I could live it through again.
And now, this image, these thoughs, loom over my head all the time. I've looked forward to many things, especially when I was a little younger. The start to the Formula 1 season. A school holiday. A special trip. I always used to, and still do, think to myself during school or wherever I was, "just get through this, and then you've got it." And when I had it, I thought, "Hey, who cares what's happening in a couple of days time? I'm doing/watching/playing/enjoying this right now, so why ruin it by thinking about the future?"
Unfortunately, what comes, always goes. They would always finish, and I would be left lying in bed, thinking, "I wish I could rewind. Rewind back to the start of the day. Rewind my life."
Of course, it's just an image. A wish. But just imagine the possibilites...being able to rewind back to the start of a great time, so you could experience it again, and again, and again. Maybe without even knowing you've "rewinded". Going back and changing what you've done. If you made a mistake, hurt someone else, hurt yourself...you could just rewind, and change it for the better.
I guess it's a little selfish, and also a little immature. Rather reminiscent of a Time Machine, you might think. But no, it's not as...primitive as that. It relates to life. I suppose it's like watching your life on a video (for the more advanced of us, a DVD) and you can pause, rewind, fast forward or play at anytime you want to.
It also works for fast forward. You're not looking forward to the next few days...you don't enjoy your work, your family's going through a tough time, you've got nothing to look forward to. Nothing to live for. If only...if only you can fast forward through all of this. Fast forward through all the bad, boring bits, and straight onto the more exciting, enjoyable parts. But then I suppose, life would lose all meaning, because we would already be in Heaven. Because life, despite all the awful, terrible things that happen, to you and others, sometimes you feel as though you're in Heaven. Like when you've just fallen in love (although this can cause much pain later), or when your first child has just been born. That feeling of pure happiness. And it's so strong, that nothing can ruin it. That moment, where everything else seems oblivious.
I think I've managed to express my thoughts...and to be honest, I don't have much more to say about it. It's just something I conjured up, in the ravage jungle that is my mind. If you read all of this, then I thank-you, because it means you took a few minutes out of your precious lives to read something written by me.
Thanks for reading, Ant.