Lucas Salaberry, Grade 12
UWCRBC
And there I was with the endless seemingly impossible decision of what year I would go back in time to if I had a time machine. I went through different options such as witnessing mysteries or rewatching a play for the first time and I ended up with no logical answer. I don’t like dinosaurs, nor have I ever, but I would without hesitation go back to the Jurrasic period to see what they look like and what earth as a whole looks like. Despite these observations having no real impact on my life when I return, it would just be cool to see.
I could answer questions that recently came up about whether or not dinosaurs actually have scales like the movies depict them to have, or if they were as scary as our imaginations think they are. But most importantly, I would be able to answer questions we haven’t even asked because there was no way of knowing something existing was an option. I could go back in time to any point in recorded history, but even if I see something that was not recorded and may be useful later on, I still couldn’t say I saw a dinosaur.
The best outcomes in life for me happen when I put the least thought into, them and this is exactly how I am approaching this question: going with my gut and sudden peaks of interest. Another interesting factor in this decision is that there are no humans, so I could experience having no outside pressures to see if that affected my behavior or thoughts. I feel as though a lot of who we are is increasingly dictated by the people or people-derived systems around us and if something changes with me through this test, maybe I should confront this thought more when I return.
Thinking through my approach and goals out of visiting the Jurrasic period, I have made the conclusion that even if I answer any questions, I wouldn’t bring them up later on. This isn’t because it wouldn’t have an impact, but because I think there is value in the imagination and processes used to reach results without cheating with a time machine. A stupid answer may not be stupid depending on what outcome you are looking for and what you value out of an experience like this.
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I could answer questions that recently came up about whether or not dinosaurs actually have scales like the movies depict them to have, or if they were as scary as our imaginations think they are. But most importantly, I would be able to answer questions we haven’t even asked because there was no way of knowing something existing was an option. I could go back in time to any point in recorded history, but even if I see something that was not recorded and may be useful later on, I still couldn’t say I saw a dinosaur.
The best outcomes in life for me happen when I put the least thought into, them and this is exactly how I am approaching this question: going with my gut and sudden peaks of interest. Another interesting factor in this decision is that there are no humans, so I could experience having no outside pressures to see if that affected my behavior or thoughts. I feel as though a lot of who we are is increasingly dictated by the people or people-derived systems around us and if something changes with me through this test, maybe I should confront this thought more when I return.
Thinking through my approach and goals out of visiting the Jurrasic period, I have made the conclusion that even if I answer any questions, I wouldn’t bring them up later on. This isn’t because it wouldn’t have an impact, but because I think there is value in the imagination and processes used to reach results without cheating with a time machine. A stupid answer may not be stupid depending on what outcome you are looking for and what you value out of an experience like this.
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