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If the genie gave you some more years!
Published on May 16, 2008 By adnauseam In Blogging

If a magic genie appeared from a lamp and asked me what I would wish for most I think I would probably ask for the normal things:

-May my adult children be happy in their lives. I am pleased that they have grown up in a loving environment and that peace in the home has been so important. I wonder how many families realise that a peaceful, supportive home life is so important. Many may say that conflict teaches children to deal with it but I believe children need stability. My two adult children are better off from having minimal conflict . Now they themselves seek peace and harmony. A home with continous conflict is unsettling and upsetting to children. Many may disagree but my adult "babies" are likely to avoid conflict or work it through. I do not hide from the fact that there was no peace in my home when I was a child so I suppose the motivation to change that with my own children was strong.

-I wish, at times, that I had not chose teaching as a career because I am too technical. I derive more satisfaction from technical things than I do from education. That said, my career has been successful.

- Then, and I have to say this as a sixty-one year old who knows he has nine or twelve or maybe twenty years left on this earth, I would like to be young again. I would not change that much but I would try to do more, achieve more, study more. And: Would I marry the same person? After 34 years I have to say yes because she has contributed to the peace in our home --she's the rock. She has the ability to boost us all.

It's obvious to all of you that I'm getting old and I don't want to. Do any Joeusers feel that way too. What if the genie offered you a change?


Comments
on May 16, 2008

Good article and good question.  There are definitely some choices I would make differently.  Most of it is due to 20-20 hindsight.

 

But over all, I have tried to be a good person.  Sometimes I have succeeded, and sometimes I haven't.  I've been happy for the former and tried to make ammends for the latter.

 

I'll depart with you on wanting to be young again.  I'm 45, and maybe my opinion will be different when I'm 61, but I doubt it.  I DO want to learn more, though.  As much more as I can stuff in in the time I have left.

on May 16, 2008
It's obvious to all of you that I'm getting old and I don't want to. Do any Joeusers feel that way too.


Yes. If I knew then, what I know now.....

But I remember the TNG episode, Tapestry. And everytime I start to think of "I shoulda, coulda, woulda" I remember that pulling a thread may unravel all of my life, and I dont want it all gone. SO I am content with what I have done and have.