Sunday, October 24, 2010

What If?




Have you ever wondered about the "what ifs" in life?

What if I had done this instead?
What if I had gone there instead?
What if I hadn't shown up?
What if I lied?

Sometimes, we just sit and ponder on the what ifs that are always a part of our lives. It will never disappear. Whenever we make a decision, the "what if" is there. Being human, we are unable to try everything that we want, instead, we have to settle with one decision and live with the what if. Worse part of it all, we will never know what the outcome would have been should we have made a different decision at the time.

What if. I ask myself that a lot and it always ends with the same answer; if only.

Both are related really, what if and if only. How do I know this?

Well, every time I ask myself a what if, I find myself coming up with only one answer, more of a desire really.

If only I was able to go through every single scenario once in my life.

If only, I was a ninja like Naruto and am able to do kagebunshin-no-jutsu.

Alas...I'm not.

Sadly, I'm just going to have to be satisfied with being human and the limitations of being one.

Sigh...if only...