The present could be more present

Yesterday I did a poll on my insta story to find out if people wanted to go back 5 years in life or forward. The response to the poll was overwhelming. This means that people get excited by the very proposition of coming out of their present situation.

Talking about people’s preference. Almost all the time the number of people wanting to go 5 yrs back was more than number of people wanting to go forward.

This essentially means that many believe that they could have lived and set up a better life for themselves. Most of the respondents are students which means that they believe they could have given attention to better things in previous school/college years.

To sum all these arguments we can say that the present could be more present. The present could feel more lively. But unfortunately the present doesn’t live upto the expectation and this compels us to try to come out of present either by going 5 yrs back or forth.

The ideal response to such a question would be to not choose any one of the 2 options. Because you are satisfied with your past decisions and excited to see how it all unfolds in the next 5 years (slowly and steadily).

But satisfaction is something against human nature.

Let me unveil the reality to you. There is no going back and no fast forward feature. Just take your past as a lesson to drive through an exciting future.

Don’t try to skip moments in life because each one counts.

-ChoubeySahab