I daydreamed of what I would do in certain events in my past if I knew what I know now back then. I wonder if I would be different or change my life. I picture myself going back in time to my younger body of 16 or 17 with the knowledge, skills and perhaps the maturity that I have now. There have been movies and TV shows based on this concept. "17 again", "Big", and even a short lived TV show Based on this concept.
Now, why do I daydream like this? Am I not satisfied with myself? Am I going through a mid-life crisis? Am I just thinking of my youthful self. Well it dawned on me...Why don't I pretend that I am older say 60 or 70 and I think of when I was/am 45. What would I change now that my older self would know? Yes, I can't predict the future but I can have the attitude of predicting the future. For example would my 70 year old self say..."I wish I exercised more and kept that up"? The reason I say this is in my Fantasies of going back to my younger self I picture myself being more confident and starting routines like Martial arts or exercising more with better confidence. Why not start that now. I've heard that it's all in how you perceive things. I can "fake" the future and than do something based on that "fake" future prediction. I'll try to be logical about it so that I will not do foolish things. This is an interesting concept that I will dwell on some more.
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