52 Weeks of Blogging with A Purpose; Show & Tell Monday - Week 7

If I could turn back time...

There would be a million and one things I would change. But then I wouldn't be me. I would never have had experienced a heartbreak. I would never experience what it feels like to love someone. I would have never appreciated the person I said "yes" to the rest of my life. I would have never had kids. (Side note: I never wanted kids or marriage)

Yes, I know that maybe, I could've stopped a lot of things from happening to me. I could've saved myself from all my teenage stupidity. Or saved myself a lot of headaches when my parents decided to split. But I wouldn't be me. I wouldn't be the strong-willed me.

If there's anything I learned on the 23 years I have had on this Earth is that things happen for a reason. For better or for worse, it has made me grow and mature when I needed to.

I am glad that I do not have the power to turn back time. I would've never learned anything. I would have never grown up. I would have stayed selfish and determined to have things my way. There is a reason we do not have that power. I'm pretty sure that a lot of things needed to happen so we can learn a thing or two in the course of history. Even if we didn't learn, we cannot control our final destiny. We are in control of the decisions we make and our actions. Those are what can determine our fate.