Writer's Block: Time Travel
If you could travel back in time to spend a day with someone, who would it be and why?
Wow... Great question..
There are alot of people I would love to go and spend days with.. so many in fact that as soon as I read the suggestion I automatically told myself that I couldn't do it. But two seconds after my mind came to that conclusion, I realized.. I could.
Alot of the people that I've loved and cherished, are now gone. Many of them after years of contact and love.. Many of them, without me even knowing their age or name.
But if there is anyone I'd want to spend time with...
I would want to go back in time; far enough to meet both of my mother's parents at the same time. I want to know who they are, what they really looked like in person.
You see, I never met my grandparents on my mother's side. Granddad died when Mom was really young, and my Grandmother died a few years before I was born. My sister, who is tweleve years older than me, was able to spend summers with her though. She was able to get to know her.
My sister was able to get to know alot of the family... Something I envy her for. How I wished that I could stand up at a funeral, and share a precious memory of summers with that person.. How I wish I could have been born early enough to be with my sister for those hot summers with cool sweet kool-aid.. To play with cousins that would have been around my age.. And spending time with both sides of the family when they were in their youth.
But I guess it's something that can't be helped.
I may not have been able to spend time with my grandparents like my sister did.. Even though they're physically gone, there are still many many memories..
Although the question is... Do I have enough time to collect those memories? Can the time machine send me back far enough to collect memories of family and my heritage? I don't think I'd even want to use the time machine. Because if I did, I might miss out on some of the more precious memories..
My family is getting old... My first cousins are way into the ages of 60's and 50's and 40's.. Third and fourth cousins are usually more around my age if not younger..
But no.. to go back and spend a day with someone, would be spending it with their past selves. Because they wouldn't be the person they are the day I met them or saw them last.. They'd still be on their journey.
No.. I'm content, just being here and listening to the stories. Even though they aren't here anymore, I have to pay good attention. If I collect enough stories, I can share them with my new youngest cousin. He or she may have missed Mudear and Grandaddy by a year maybe.. but I'll try to fill him or her in while he or she is growing up... After the birth that is. ^ ^
Well! Thats enough of this thought process... I'm going back to watch more of Full Metal Panic. ^ ^ ttyl!
Wow... Great question..
There are alot of people I would love to go and spend days with.. so many in fact that as soon as I read the suggestion I automatically told myself that I couldn't do it. But two seconds after my mind came to that conclusion, I realized.. I could.
Alot of the people that I've loved and cherished, are now gone. Many of them after years of contact and love.. Many of them, without me even knowing their age or name.
But if there is anyone I'd want to spend time with...
I would want to go back in time; far enough to meet both of my mother's parents at the same time. I want to know who they are, what they really looked like in person.
You see, I never met my grandparents on my mother's side. Granddad died when Mom was really young, and my Grandmother died a few years before I was born. My sister, who is tweleve years older than me, was able to spend summers with her though. She was able to get to know her.
My sister was able to get to know alot of the family... Something I envy her for. How I wished that I could stand up at a funeral, and share a precious memory of summers with that person.. How I wish I could have been born early enough to be with my sister for those hot summers with cool sweet kool-aid.. To play with cousins that would have been around my age.. And spending time with both sides of the family when they were in their youth.
But I guess it's something that can't be helped.
I may not have been able to spend time with my grandparents like my sister did.. Even though they're physically gone, there are still many many memories..
Although the question is... Do I have enough time to collect those memories? Can the time machine send me back far enough to collect memories of family and my heritage? I don't think I'd even want to use the time machine. Because if I did, I might miss out on some of the more precious memories..
My family is getting old... My first cousins are way into the ages of 60's and 50's and 40's.. Third and fourth cousins are usually more around my age if not younger..
But no.. to go back and spend a day with someone, would be spending it with their past selves. Because they wouldn't be the person they are the day I met them or saw them last.. They'd still be on their journey.
No.. I'm content, just being here and listening to the stories. Even though they aren't here anymore, I have to pay good attention. If I collect enough stories, I can share them with my new youngest cousin. He or she may have missed Mudear and Grandaddy by a year maybe.. but I'll try to fill him or her in while he or she is growing up... After the birth that is. ^ ^
Well! Thats enough of this thought process... I'm going back to watch more of Full Metal Panic. ^ ^ ttyl!