Days of Future Past

A few weeks ago the girls and me watched the new X-men movie. Am not a die hard fan of X-men but Hugh Jackman in 3D wasn't something I wanted to miss. While I ended up enjoying the movie, what really caught my fancy was Shadowcat's super power. She uses her superpower to send (the hot) Wolverine back into the past to change history. This movie coupled with my secret fascination for time travel got me me thinking. What if I could travel back ten years and have a chat with the 22 year old me., what would I tell myself? And that inspired this list.

Experiment!

My greatest regret has been not living in more cities and trying new jobs. Basically sticking to the norms.I stuck to my comfort zone for too long. Albeit late, I broke that mold and believe it was the best decision ever. 

Be stupid

Most people end up being reckless in their 20s and sober up in their 30s. I on the other hand have been Benjamin Buttonesque and done the opposite. I would definitely tell my younger self that its absolutely OK to let go and do stupid things. Sign up for that dance class, pitch your big idea to your boss, make the first move on that boy. It's alright if it ends up being a mammoth failure. Having no regrets is definitely way better than momentarily looking like an idiot.

Life is never as bad as it seems.

This is probably the most difficult realization for me to accept. There have been days when I firmly believed I was in the worst phase of my life, and then a curve ball hits me out of nowhere . And then I regret not appreciating what I had. It took me a while to realize that life can have a terribly wry sense of humour. And it's easy to miss out on the good things when things are going bad. But sometimes things need to come crashing down for you to build something better. 


While it would be awesome if life can a Ctrl Z button, I guess some things are meant to be. We live  we learn. But here's hoping ten years down the line, I can look back at now and tell myself I did alright.