Yesterday afternoon, I read online that Shawn Johnson finally won her gold medal. But that didn’t stop me from tearing up last night when I watched the re-airing of her win on NBC.
Which got me thinking.
Wouldn’t it be great if we could watch all of life like the Olympics on TV?
Think about the advantages. We’d know what’s going to happen, but still have the joy of experiencing it for ourselves to get details. We’d invest all the anticipation, nervousness and build-up into our activities, but let go of all the fear that things aren’t going to turn out ok.
I can think of a few different situations where the Olympic delay would be really helpful in getting through some of my current worries.
WORK: People in my line of work are feeling so defeated these days. We’re watching dozens of our friends leave the business, many involuntarily. It would be so nice to just get a quick peek at how it’s all going to turn out. Just a teeny flash forward to a time where journalists know what they’re supposed to be doing and things feel steady. Then we could go back to the present with gusto, knowing the bad stuff does go away eventually.
FRIENDS: I don’t think any of my friends would object to a preview of the people they’re going to end up with someday. It doesn’t have to be a lengthy look. Just a flash that could help my friend Monique figure out whether or not the guy who keeps disappointing her will be worth it in the end. Or a glimpse at the woman who will someday make my friend Michael understand why the heartbreak on the way to her was necessary.
FAMILY: This one’s a little too personal to go into detail about, but it’s my deepest fear of all. What I wouldn’t give for the slightest snapshot of the future to assure me that my Dad will be able to walk me down the aisle, my mom will be around to teach me how to raise my kids, and that my siblings will be around to share the lake house that we’ve always dreamed of sharing.
I know I’m asking for the impossible. And yeah, I get the whole argument that there’s something wonderful about not knowing.
Every once in while I just think we could all use a little cheat sheet to the future.
I’d promise not to abuse it. I don’t even really watch that much T.V.
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Nope, I wouldn't want to know ahead of time. That's why I don't find out results before being able to watch an event on tape delay. And that makes those events themselves all the better when I experience them for the first and only time. I live life in the moment.
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