Looking into the future

Do I want to look into the future?

I would like to say something, I welcome your opinions if you are so inclined. These are just my thoughts, it doesn't mean I am right, I just want to express them.


I just heard something that I can identify with. It was on Star Trek, Deep space 9. The commander was speaking to his son, explaining something I was trying to find a way to express myself.


Imagine there is a baseball game, the pitcher is about to throw the ball. The outcome can vary in so many ways, the player could hit the ball, could miss the ball, could hit it out of the park. There are so many possibilities. If we knew the future, we would know the outcome, and we would also know the outcome of the whole game. So what would be the point to playing the game?


I so agree with this idea. If I know what the future brings, then it would take the joy out of life for me. If I knew I wasn’t going to get a job, then why apply? I like life, I like the ups and downs and I like the surprises. It is what makes us feel alive! (at least for me) I learn from my experiences. I have tried different things in life, in some I failed, but kept trying. Would I had kept trying if I knew? I would not have learned what I did while trying. And those failures sent me to my successes.
One point being.. all that happened to me in my life, all the different jobs I had until I was 30. All my failures, and successes, including my failed marriage; they all led me to where I am now. They led me to a wonderful husband and my significant other. I wouldn’t be here now, if I had not gone through all that.


When People ask me if I would have known that my first husband was the wrong one, and I had a chance to do it over again, would I change things? I say no. If I did, I would have not learned so much, and I would have never met the right one.
In my reads, I keep telling people, that the future is not set in stone. The future is fluid and can change, and they have the power to change it. Any small change, and every step they take will change the outcome.


It is our battle scars that made us strong, it is by our mistakes that we learn. We are not perfect, if we were, we would not be here in this plane. We are humans, work in progress, flawed but beautiful.


Thoughts?