Fountain of youth... what would you do?
By ahgong
@ahgong (10064)
Singapore
August 5, 2010 10:03am CST
In the same episode of Smallville, the old man that fell into the lake, laced with Kyptonite, became young. Young like he was, 60 years ago.
In the show, he decided to seek revenge on the people who did him wrong all those years ago. And he went on a killing spree with his new-found youth and vigor.
And it got me thinking... if that were to happen to me, my youth were to be given back to me, what would I do?
Would I go out and seek revenge on the people who wronged me?
Or would I go out and right the mistakes I made in order to make life better?
And I was kinda caught in the middle where I do want to see justice, and at the same time, right the wrongs I committed as well.
What would you do?
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4 responses
@applefreak (3130)
• Singapore
9 Aug 10
hmm it seems to me it's a life of sadness if all he remembers are people who have done him wrong.
this is definitely not the way i want to live my life. or maybe i'm really lucky coz try as i might, i can't seem to remember anyone whom has done me wrong.
if i gain back my youth and vigor, i guess the first thing i'll do is to work harder. as i age, i realise i don't learn well as before. so with my 'new-found' youth, i'd go back to school and try to learn as much as i can.
this is definitely not the way i want to live my life. or maybe i'm really lucky coz try as i might, i can't seem to remember anyone whom has done me wrong.
if i gain back my youth and vigor, i guess the first thing i'll do is to work harder. as i age, i realise i don't learn well as before. so with my 'new-found' youth, i'd go back to school and try to learn as much as i can.
@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
11 Aug 10
That is what I was thinking of too. Going back to school to learn more of the things I should have learned rather than the things I have already learned and graduated from. (eg, taking BA instead of technology.)
But at the same time, there are that hurt me so bad, I really feel like getting back at them in one way or another.
Guess I will be sitting on the decision of this one for a while.
Some pains are just too painful to let go or forgive.
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@applefreak (3130)
• Singapore
11 Aug 10
hmm it seems hard for people to learn to let go. i've had my fair share of disappointment and hurt. however, i realise that the only person hurt is myself. hanging on to the hatred and sorrow doesn't make things better. slowly i learnt how to let it go and not bother me so much. the people who made me sad or angry won't even know that. so why should i let these people hurt me further by remembering? it's not easy in the beginning, but it gets better.
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
6 Aug 10
I will rather correct the mistakes i have done in the past.. But then again, i wont be correcting everything.. IF not, i will be changing my life, and in worse scenario, i will die much earlier than before i got my youth back!! haha =D
Some things are just meant to be, and there's no escape from it.. We might skip it for some time, but it will still haunt us forever.. So what if we managed to uphold justice etc, seek revenge, but only to be caught in the end??
Will my life turn out better than before i got my youth back?? hehe 
@34momma (13882)
• United States
5 Aug 10
if i had the chance to do it all again I would not waste my time getting back at people who did me wrong! i would spend that time making sure the mistakes i made would not be repeated. I would want to take the knowlege i have and do wonderful things with it! other then that i am just wasting my time and that wonderful gift of a second chance.
