If I Could Go Back in Time
One of the most popular topics in the history of science fiction has been the idea of time travel.
When I was a child, I often dreamed about a time machine that would allow me to "save" certain moments of my life, so that in case I failed to do something, I could always "load" my life from a checkpoint. As I grew1, my life experiences gradually became more diverse (多样的). In many situations, I had no idea how to act properly, what decisions to make, what path to follow;2, I made mistakes. While many of my actions back then turned out for the good in the future, some mistakes provided many painful moments for me and people around me. Mistakes are certain to happen, but they allow us to learn,3ourselves, and drive us to change for the better - and still sometimes I would like to jump into a time machine, go back a couple of years ago, and make4.
Would I try to make other people act in a different way?' I think no. I would rather5myself about the awaiting consequences (后果) of my most careless decisions. I would talk to a longhaired teen holding his first cigarette and tell him, "Don't do that." So many warnings I would give to myself that sometimes I think: Was it really me who did this and that?
Having a time machine would make life easier. Perhaps, it is true. But what I think more often now is that living without this teaches us responsibility, about oneself，about important people to us, about one's own life. And besides, our6make us what we are today. Today I am a person leading a healthy, active lifestyle; I try to live each day to fullness in order to7nothing.
If I could go back in time, I would try to make my8better. This is what our parents always try to do when we are children. But you know what? I am glad that no time machine has been invented.
