Yes, it is a curse. The power of seeing into the future is most definitely a curse.
People would argue that your life would become so much easier if you could only see every problem and fortune you would run into.
But would your life be easier?
Yes, you could probably avoid all those terrible girlfriends, all those embarassing moments, all those drunk one night stands you would rather forget. You could probably stop a good majority of major disasters in the world before they happened. Heck, you could probably become President of The United States of America.
The problem is, the essence of life is taken a way. Life is about free will; it is about taking chances. Is there such thing as free will if you already know what you are going to do?
I would consider this a curse not only because if anyone found out about your power, you would be the most desired and busiest man in the world, but life would not be worth living. In avoiding the bad parts of life, you in turn make the good parts seem alot more mediocre. Eventually, the point will come where you no longer feel excitement, sadness or any other form of surprise. You would be rid of emotions.
This is a curse I could do without.
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the mention of avoiding bad girlfriends, embaressing moments and one night stands..?
ReplyDeleteYour very open about your writing. I'm still working on that. I like the don't-care attitude. Your writing is very insightful
That said, I completely agree on on how its a curse. what's the point in living when all your actions are planned out. You might as well let someone else drive for you.