What if…

What if…

“What” and “if” I would deem both banal words of little significance. They are like tags, stuck into sentences, not as to enhance or vitiate its meaning. Yet when these words are implemented contiguously, they change the whole perspective of a sentence.

It’s almost like being a skeptic and questioning the morality of how the world turned out. What if this, what if that, happened instead of what we have been exposed to. How would our lives be different?

By power of example, one can comprehend how fortunate we are. Many people in Boston have multiple fair paying jobs to choose between. Most own a car from a satisfying brand. We have invented a profuse amount of technology and youngsters are presented options for levels of education. My point here is that we are given ample discretion and liberty to act upon our own will, to an extent where we often take this for granted. When I ponder about topic, I think about those who had to fight for this right, who forsaked their reputations, and those who sacrificed their lives for the futuristic vision of a society in which I indulge in everyday. What if that vision never existed or was never advertently considered? What if people never fought for their freedom?

Hurricanes have passed, earthquakes have struck. These natural disasters have formed and dilapidated countries and its people. They have taken away family members, and nothing, including time, could ever mitigate the devastating feeling of fear and loss. I feel fortunate enough to know that my family members are still here, and not swept away with the forces of Mother Nature. I live in a state where nature is usually in good relations with its residents. I admit that our winters are austere and take a great toll on our roads and houses, yet I am remain grateful for our generally predictable weather. What if the east coast was struck by a hurricane? What if a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 hit Boston?

What if aliens invaded the Earth?

What if zika infected every pregnant woman alive and all babies were born with microcephaly?

What if the new rule in the States was that every family could only raise one kid and those with more had to give them up for adoption?

What if Earth span out of orbit?

What if we had existed when dinosaurs did?

What if coffee wasn’t discovered and tea became illegal to drink?

What if the Americans hadn’t won the Revolutionary War?

I suppose that the future of the Earth could meander anywhere, yet on the contrary, the past shaped us into who we are today. I apprehend that if any one event hadn’t occurred the way it did, we would be quite different people. The result of any event in the future will be either another door, or a pathway to our progression, though many who experience these revolutions first hand will be incognizant of their effect their entire lives. We just have to unwittingly, yet not lacking acumen, live up to these as if we knew we fighting, working and hoping for the best.

What if…?