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27.9%ANMag Issue 27 Personal Maintenance
The Sun Will Rise Tomorrow
By Kinda Adra Mugharbel, Staff Writer
Beirut, Lebanon – What if we could go back in time and change things we have or have not done? Would we be in a better place? What if we had the option to undo things, decisions, even people; would we be more satisfied, happier and in peace? Knowing human nature, I think not because we can never be fully satisfied and the question “What If” will always haunt our hesitant minds.
Mistakes we have done have led us down different routes during our lifetimes. Some have found these turns to be very effective while others realized that they were major downfalls! The real question is though, “When we experience such downfalls, what is the best way to turn these unfortunate occurrences to our advantage?”
Technically, it is not possible. You could try to overcome a problem and eventually move on but questions and bitter feelings always linger. You will always wish you had played it differently and maybe, just maybe, after long periods healing when you will think that you have this part of your life erased, but someone or something will pop out and open that can of worms you so crucially tried to suppress and forget.
It is often easier to blame others, throw our baggage on someone else’s back and walk freely. But as time goes by and things don’t turn out the way we planned, this blame creeps up on us and reminds us that we are responsible for what we yearn but cannot seem to get. It reminds us that some time in the past we made a bad decision and chose the wrong path and the wrong people who accompanied us.
But what is past is past, and happiness lies in the “now”! We all know that there is no magic button to yesterday and we can never relive any moment be it good or bad! Many of us, if given the chance, would go back in time and change things, but maybe God did not give us this option because it is for the best. I always speculate about how my life would have been if I had studied abroad, met different people in college, picked a different major, etc… I have lost some friends along the way, was it my fault? Should I have been nicer, prettier, or smarter? Sometimes these questions drain me till I choke but I then bring myself back on track!
Life is hard as it is and it is getting harder with each sun rise, I do not think we have time to fret over the past anymore, for the future will be even worse if we do not give it all our attention and effort. Learn from your mistakes, the mistakes of others and move on! You do not like what you see, try to improve it! Dislike your job, get another one. Lost some friends, make new ones! Begin a fresh start with every new dawn, for yesterday is long gone and tomorrow is another day!