Anna Paul Week 14; A Simple Flutter Can Alter Memories

 A Simple Flutter Can Alter Memories

Growing up, I tend to find myself trying to remember the past. It sometimes caused me to overthink and spend most of my time pondering on the past. This especially was shown more prominent when it came to certain situations. I would try to see if there was another path I could have taken. What would have happened if I did? Would that change my present? Could it have changed my future? 

"Pinterest."
        I know that I am not the only person to have this experience with memories. I try to not focus much on the past since it has already happened. There was nothing I could really do to change that. But that was not the only reason. The butterfly effect theory is a known theory that is usually portrayed in movies. The idea surrounds any alteration of the past that can lead to a change in the future. 

I remember being quite interested in this theory since it could have caused a very chaotic change. Whenever I think about my past memories, I tend to use this theory as a way to see how much different my future would have been if I had done something differently. 

From how movies and games portray the butterfly effect, it is very dangerous and quite destructive. One minor change can cause the future or present that you know to change into a path that you are familiar with. That also explains why we cannot determine our futures. Tiny changes can cause huge changes!

Despite this theory being about the past and its memories, there is no truth behind it. The past has already happened, the only thing that could change it is our memories of it. But the connection that this theory has with memories brings a more charming idea about it. 

It gets me to wonder if I could have lived differently now because of it. How much would my future have changed? Would it be for the better or for the worst? 


What is the Butterfly Effect Theory?

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  1. Sonal MadalaApril 16, 2024 at 8:27 PM

    Hello Anna! The butterfly effect is something I think about a lot, small decisions I made have changed the trajectory of my life. Though it might sound dramatic going out one day changed my entire life and I met so many new people who I am still close with and inspire me to be better. Indirectly, the smaller more insignificant decisions of our lives often decide our fate, either directly or indirectly. In the past, I used to have really bad anxiety and I had a problem with overthinking, however lately I have come to understand that I cannot change the past, I can only use my best judgement in the choices I make in the future. However, I still often ponder about the past, what if I never moved to Fremont? How would I have been different? Travis Scott's song Butterfly Effect made me truly believe that truly nothing about the past is in our control. Thank you for sharing, this was really reflective!

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  2. Mai PApril 16, 2024 at 10:42 PM

    I know exactly what you are saying Anna. It is almost a universal feeling to be ready to go to bed when all of a sudden you remember an embarrassing moment and can’t help but cower in shame even though it is just in your mind. I feel like every once in a while that happens to me, and I start thinking about all the things that could have gone differently. Something smarter I could have said or something funnier. This type of overthinking is heightened by the strong emotions associated with the memories. I highly doubt that anyone in my embarrassing memories has the faintest recollection of the moment I recall vividly. I think as we get older, we are plagued by all the opportunities that we missed and all the ways that could have gone differently. I think it is because there are more experiences where we make mistakes and can look back on where we went wrong. Think about all the regrets we have now, then about how many there are going to be when we are much older and live a more lived life. It's a little daunting when posed like that. It all falls under this concept of hindsight being twenty-twenty. We can’t blame ourselves for the decisions that we don't know, but looking back it's hard not to wonder what life would have been like if we had done things differently and fantasize about what could have been.

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