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Second chances have always been viewed as a chance to do something better. Well, I love to get second chances in some cases but not all cases. There’s a popular saying that goes like “If God should give you clay to recreate yourself you will still make yourself in the same way that you are”.
What am I trying to say? All am saying is there are some second chances which will make absolutely no difference to your life if you were granted the opportunity. But then this is different. A chance to reduce my age and I mean not just lie about it on your ID card but to actually get to reduce it and go back in time.
Well, my childhood has been one of the most interesting ones in my opinion . There are things I’ve done which were bad but were actually very interesting. I wouldn’t love to visit Childhood again cause I think there won’t be much to do there. But then if I was given a chance to reduce my age I believe I would probably go back 10 years in time. If I am right by that time I was in class 3 or 4. Those were the good times, the times I had a lot of fun and then those were also the crucial parts of my life.
Going back to that age will be a good one for me. As at that time, I hadn’t broken my arm yet. I broke my arm in class five( the first time) so am sure that would be prevented cause that breaking of my arm gave me a lot of pain. If I was to get that chance of reducing my age the first opportunity I will take is to be an athlete. Back at JHS, I was always interested in sports but then I wasn’t really interested in playing football.
I wanted a one man show something where I could prove that I had the skill. Running was the other thing I was good at so I participated in the school inter houses competition, from there I participated in the inter school’s competition to which I came out victorious but for some reason, my mom didn’t want me to go for inter-regionals. Up until now, this is one of the decisions which I feel was not cool. I actually don’t know why I didn’t protest but then a chance at going back will not be passed. Maybe life as an athlete won’t favour me but then I know I will have fun along the way.
One other thing I’ve always wanted to do is learn a skill. I do know how to do a few things but then those skills are nothing to write home about. They are not perfected skills. Now feels like a really bad time to start as I am in my final year. I have to think about school project and a whole lot of other stuff. Learning a niche skill would have been up there in my books if I get the chance to reduce my age and have that youthful age back.
Well, one note to myself before I even consider going back in time is to tell myself to worry less. While growing up a lot of us wondered what the future will be like for so long. We always thought of how things will be for us and if we can progress in life. Live and love your life. Not a lot of people are where you are. A self-note is to be content with whatever you have achieved.