If I Could Go Back...
There are moments in life I wish I could rewind, times I wish I had spoken up, or kept quiet, or just walked away. We all have those memories. Regrets that creep in when we’re alone. And sometimes I wonder… if I could go back in time and change just one thing, would I?
That’s when I remember the Grandfather Paradox.
It’s this strange idea from science. It says if you go back in time and stop your grandfather from having a child, your parent wouldn’t be born. And if your parent wasn’t born, you wouldn’t be here. But if you weren’t here, how could you go back in time to stop it? It’s a loop that has no clear answer. But it teaches something simple and strong, changing the past might mean losing everything that came after.
I remember a moment that made me want to rewind time badly.
I was on the road when a man accidentally stepped on me. I expected him to say sorry, but he didn’t. Instead, he turned to me and said, “You lack manners. You didn’t even ask if I’m hurt.” I was speechless. My pride wanted to speak back, to defend myself. But somehow, I just lowered my voice and said, “I’m sorry, sir,” and walked away.
When I got home, I told my neighbor. They called me a coward and laughed. They said they would’ve insulted the man right there. I felt embarrassed. That whole night, I kept thinking of what I should have said. I wished I could go back and respond differently.
But life had its own plan.
A few days later, I went for a job interview. To my surprise, the man who stepped on me was the one sitting behind the table. He saw me, smiled a little, and said, “You may go. You’ve got the job.” That moment felt like magic. My silence, which felt like weakness before, had turned into a quiet strength.
That’s when I understood: not everything needs to be changed. Some things we wish never happened are the same things that lead us to something better.
The Grandfather Paradox reminds me that life is a delicate thread. Pull one part too hard, and everything may come undone.
Instead of changing the past, I’m learning to grow from it.
Because without it, I wouldn’t be me.
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@ritaetim
La culpa es irrelevante porque es una emoción que aparece cuando ya todo ha pasado. Llega con la claridad que otorga la distancia, con el “yo de ahora” juzgando al “yo de antes”, como si fueran dos personas distintas.... tal vez lo son.
¿qué sentido tiene culpar a alguien que ya no existe? Porque ese "yo" de antes que decidió y se equivocó lo hizo con los recursos emocionales mentales y físicos que tenía en ese instante... no sabía más no podía más o hizo lo que creyó correcto lo que creyó soportable?
Ahí es donde la culpa se vuelve irrelevante porque no hay traición verdadera a uno mismo cuando uno actúa desde su límite humano.
Greetings my Lady!
I'm so sorry, I don't understand what you are saying. I wish I had an app that could translate, I would use it. I only understand and can read English
Guilt is irrelevant because it is an emotion that arises when everything is already over. It comes with the clarity that distance brings, with the "present me" judging the "past me," as if they were two different people... perhaps they are.
What is the point of blaming someone who no longer exists? Because that "me" from before who made a decision and got it wrong did so with the emotional, mental, and physical resources I had at that moment... I didn't know any better, I couldn't do any more, or I did what I thought was right, what I thought was bearable?
That's where guilt becomes irrelevant because there is no real betrayal of oneself when one acts from one's human limits.
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