If You Could Know The Future, Would You Want To Know?
“We go through seasons of our lives not knowing what is up ahead. We anticipate the storm, trusting we’ll make it through on the other side. We hold tight onto prayers, hope, and peace. Even when things are going great and seemingly perfect, do we really want to know how it will play out?
I wouldn’t want to know that I’d pursue my dreams and touch the sky. The small moments of joy and celebration that would surpass my wildest dreams. I wouldn’t want to know all the people I had yet to love. The newfound pleasure of a kiss and a touch. The different ways I’d find a glimmer of hope in an “I love you” with someone new. I wouldn’t even want to know that the tough times would seem so small compared to all the magical miracles. The magical miracles that would take over in the most unexpected ways.
I would want life to remain a mystery. Unfolding by each second of the day. The sweet surprises and even the bad news; I don’t want to know until it’s time to know. I want faith to be the very thing that carries me. Even as life continues through the valleys of the highs and lows. It is with faith, where I can’t see what lies ahead, that I trust the steps and direction I take.”
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✨Discussion: We go through many stages of life without knowing what lies ahead. I'm not sure I'd want to know what lies ahead. I want to be optimistic about all the wonderful things that are still to come and embrace the mystery that is life.
✨Reflection: If you could know the future, would you want to know? Or would you choose life to remain a mystery?
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So much of me desires to know how things will wind up as, so far, everything has been far from how I had anticipated. Honestly I have fear, fear of not being or finding what it is I hope and desire most in this life.
Having said this, I don’t want to know what is to come as this is what keeps faith and passion alive.
@innateJoy9602
I only want to see the future because the present hurts so bad. The emotions are intense.
@seashell145
I hear what you're saying. I'm sorry you're struggling at the moment. Sending hugs. 💜
“Things will get better. It might be stormy now, but it can’t rain forever.”
@innateJoy9602
Thank you dear Joy! Hope the rain runs out. Lot of love to you <3
@innateJoy9602
I don't like the words, "Stay strong". I have been staying strong for years, and it's draining. I need support. I appreciate the hugs and feeling my pain. I need support. The words "stay strong" makes me feel really stressed. I want to be rather soft and loving. "Stay strong" makes me feel like I always have to work like I always have been. It feels enervating, life consuming. When I receive love, even from me, there's softening inside, which is how it is supposed to be.
I have pondered that question all my life , flip flopping back and forth. Even now with what I know, I am not sure if knowing is such a good thing. I’m a very negative person and knowing what is coming is both relieving and scary at the same time.
So I’m still only 50% sure.
Yes. No. Yes, I would want to know. No, I would not choose life to remain a mystery.
@PatienceImpatiens
It’s hard to choose. But, seems like you would want to know! 💜
@innateJoy9602 Yes, I would want to know!
@innateJoy9602 That question really resonates with me right now . With what I am experiencing. I actually have an appointment to get my brain scanned and the results of that will probably change the path that I am going to be on . I still don’t know one way or the other, but I have spent the night contemplating whether or not it’s worthwhile to go get this done. The end result will probably be the same, just maybe getting a definitive root cause of my health issues progressively worsening.
@Iamwhoiamwhoami
I can see how that would be
scary. I hope the results are good. But, hopefully it can give you a better
understanding of your health issues and a way to move forward. 💜
@innateJoy9602
Thank you
I realize after reading this that I think I want to know the future the most when my life is out of my control and I want to control it. Knowing the future would help me avoid mistakes that I would regret once they’re in the past. But thinking it rationally I realize it would not be fun.
it’s like watching a movie and spoiling the end before you even begin to watch it. Sure it’s nice knowing the ending already but it spoils you from emotions that you could have felt - whether it’s the shock factor, the tears, or the pure happiness of a beautiful ending. I would spoil myself of such emotions and experiences if I already knew how I ended up.
@innateJoy9602
I would definitely NOT want to know my future. If what I found out scared me or made me uncomfortable then I would probably desperately try to change it. If it’s the future then I can’t change it and me trying to change it would be futile and ultimately cause more suffering.
@innateJoy9602
As much as I like to plan life and try to predict what is ahead... I think I wouldn't want to know the future if I could. Not knowing the future is what I have to look forward to and prepare myself for... I do not want to take away that element!
I guess I'm with the minority here, but that's okay with me. I would like to know the future. I'm curious about it. I'm curious what impact it would have (the knowing) on the actual unfolding. These are all questions I have. The more interesting question to me is, I think posed by another person here, something along the lines of whether the "future" really even exists. It's a mental construct, "the future," when really here we are in the present, making this mental construction that may or may not be accurate. So maybe the question is: are we good scientists? Are we able to construct a solid hypothesis with the facts at hand and make a prediction of what will happen, and then test whether it worked the way we wanted it to or not? Just thoughts off the top of my head. Thanks for the thought provoking prompt.
