#1410 - If only I had known...

Area Broken by Perpendiculars (ca.1934) painting in high resolution by Joseph Schillinger. Original from The Smithsonian Institution. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

If only I had known.

If I had been this or that.

What if?

Do you ever play this game with yourself?

Looking back at your life, thinking at all the things that could have been different if only you had known what you know today or if you had been different.

I do. Mostly when things are tough, or I'm going through a rough patch. What would it be like today if I had been different or known better?

In the end, I always get to the same conclusion.

My life would most probably be different, but it wouldn't be me, and it wouldn't be my life.

Who I am today and what I know is the result of my journey, with its highs and lows. Without both of them, I wouldn't be who I am.

If I had a chance to go back in time, knowing what I know today, I would definitely be tempted to give some advice to my younger self. I mean, some mistakes are still painful. Yet, they are part of me.

So, in the end, I would stand back and observe.

And maybe, I can turn the quest forward.

The best adventures often start with a °what if".