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...

5 comments:

  1. +Well. I dun hev neither etch in my brain.
    +Mostly it's "Gosh! I should have or shouldn't have" do the thgs I do. Haha.
    +Wotever it is, ther's no regrets.
    +What if thgs happen d other way round, wud it be better? Not necessarily.
    +If only I had chosen d other road, but will it be safer? Perhaps not?
    +So the question cums bak 2 zero. Bcoz no matter wot u do. You'll alwiz wonder about d other possibilities.
    +Juz like ppl alwiz tend 2 thk the grass is greener at d other side. I agree 2 disagree.

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  2. hahaha.. 'what if' is a very dangerous phrase. We tend to look at other options when things do not turn out like how it should be.. :D well, it's a challenge to stay on track with the choices we made..IF we always look at the other options we tend to loose focus. But sometimes it is great to actually think of other possibilities. Then again, stay on track with your decisions. :D

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  3. kagebunshin-no-jutsu? Seriously? =.="

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