Saturday, October 20, 2007

The Butterfly Effect


Did you ever wonder what life would be like if you changed just one event? This is something I am sure a lot of people wonder about. I know I have. Where would I be in life now had I done things differenly so many years ago? It is easy to look at things from your past and wonder what life would be like if things didn't happen the way they did. Would I be married to another man? Would I have a different career? Would I have more children or even would I still be living in the place that I grew up. Life could be totally different. The question is would I have changed anything that has happened in my past. Yes, there are a few things I think I would do differently. Wouldn't everybody? However, the most pivotal event in my life would not be something I would like to change...and that is meeting my husband. The man I am still in love with to this very day after 21 years of being together. I met him through the college I attended. One that I never wanted to attend but did so at the urging of my parents. Agreeing to give them just one year at the school of their choice. If I didn't like it there I could go to the university of my choice. I did what they requested and this altered my life. Dramatically, to one that I would never have predicted. But one that I would never give up. I love the life we have created together. However, there will always be a special part in my heart for some unresolved issues from my past. It is amazing how many people come and go in the course of our lives and not even remain as a memory. Yet others leave marks in our hearts that will never leave.

1 comment:

Michael Liebowitz said...

There are lots of movies that have dealt with this feeling of "what if"? It's torture to dwell on it but we still can't stop thinking about it.