Have you ever tried this thinking experiment before? It’s entertaining because it teaches you about yourself and what you want in life. Many of us are dissatisfied with how our lives have turned out. Many of us live lives that have been predetermined for us, and we only consider this reality when we have grown up and analyzed our misery. Everyone in this life would love their past good memories. Time is running out too fast and we set different past memories in different situations.
In this post we are going to discuss which part of our life we would love to live again. It depends upon various factors such as age, gender and the different locations that we live. People’s preferences may change with age. What an 18 year old girl likes, a 50 year old woman may not like. Some would love to live their bachelor’s life again and the others especially elderly people would love to live with their partner who is no more. We will have a look at this topic with different age groups and their priorities to help you find out your favourite part of life. Let us talk about the different parts of our life we would love to live again.
Which part of our life is most memorable one
Let us begin with the teenagers as they are like a cat on the wall.
Life of a teenager
I said cat on the wall because they are in the age of exploring new things. They don’t know which is right and which one is wrong. Many are mature enough to make the right decision at this age, but sometimes it may go wrong. They are still under the control of their parents and cannot make decisions independently. Some adolescents cannot take their preferred course, and few still have parental control over gadgets. Many of them think about their childhood days as their parents won’t put any restrictions; they play and get dirty and enjoy themselves up to the core. But now, the parents will monitor very closely as they may make wrong friends and leads them in the wrong direction. These boys and girls may think that their childhood days are precious.
Young adults point of view
Though the teenagers are still in control, they are still under the shadow of their parents. They don’t necessarily need to work, not much responsibility and can still find time to enjoy their life. Consequently, from young adults perspective, once they complete their studies, they need to secure a job and need to get married, follow some social rules and start to save money for their future. If they don’t get the right job, their life will be screwed up. They will not be able to balance the personal life with the professional life. They need to focus on their career growth and work hard to secure their position. At one point of time, one may think that ‘Are we in hell?’.
For these group of people, teenage life may feel like heaven. Having crush on the other gender, roaming around with friends, entertainment factors such as movies and get wet in the beaches etc. Getting around without any responsibility is what they will be longing for.
Middle age group perspective
Now we are in the middle of our lifetime. We cannot escape from the reality. A lot more responsibility than young adults such as raising the kid, securing the job, being breadwinner of the family, protecting family members by acting different roles such as a father or mother, a son or daughter and a husband or wife. Many of us would get jealous on the younger group and want to enjoy their bachelor life again. Sometimes we may get that opportunity temporarily for a day or two and enjoy the fullest of our time. At one point of time everyone of us would definitely think that ‘what if I have a time travel machine?’ and would like to travel back to the past having old memories to live the same life again. For this group of people, the bachelor’s life is a golden period of time.
Senior group of people
This is where we realise that we forget to take care of our health. We will come to know how important our health is by taking medicines every day. We may also have a concern that we didn’t show our entire love and affection to our loved ones after losing the other spouse. We may be longing to spend some more time with our dear ones. With us money will be there, house and luxurious things but not the happiness. We will recall those past feel good memories and would want to go back to live those days again. For this group of people those are the missing moments.
The best part of our life – Is that from past memories?
From the above different group of people it is clearly understood that every one of us has past good memories and would like to live that life again. If you try to experiment which part of life is good, definitely you will recollect some of your past memories and pick the best out of it. In our daily life we may either run to earn money or seek for happiness. To get the same joy, we spend our time to recreate the same kind of situations such as seeking for the bachelor’s life if the marriage life is not good, trying to restore the younger beauty, wanting to go back to foreign country or thinking about their dead partner.
On the other hand, does any of us ever thought what we missed in our entire life. Yes, it is to live our present life. We never thought that we can still make memories from our present life. I myself wasted my 8 years of time to go back to USA after tasted the quality of life in North Carolina. What should we do to get a happy life? It is just that don’t think about anything or just follow the below tips. You will definitely get a happy life forever.
How to begin living in the present moment
One of the most pleasant unintended benefits of reducing our life has been the ability to live in the present moment. Eliminating non-essential items has liberated us from many emotions related to previous lives holding us back. And decluttering our house has given us the flexibility to build our lives around our most essential ideals.
With that objective in mind, examine the following list of techniques for living in the now.
Get rid of unnecessary stuff
Minimalism compels you to live in the current moment. Removing stuff related to old or past memories liberates you and helps you to move on from the past. When the past no longer controls you, you may begin to live in the present.
Smile
Every day is filled with limitless possibilities! Begin with a grin. Every morning, you have the power over your attitude; keep it positive and eager. If you are deliberate, you will find yourself doing it daily without recognising it.
Enjoy the present moment completely
Take in as much of today as possible, including the sights, sounds, scents, feelings, victory and grief. These are all around us, yet we frequently fail to see and appreciate them.
Forgive past wrongs
If you are holding grudges against another person because of past wrongs, choose to forgive and move on. The hurt was their responsibility, but you are responsible for allowing it to affect your emotions today. Instead, let go and choose to be present at the moment.
Enjoy your work
If you “survive” the workweek while waiting for the following weekend to “arrive,” you are squandering 71 percent of your life (5/7 days). There are two options: locate a new work you genuinely love or appreciate something about your present employment.
Find what is most important to you
Life is full of diversity, as well as several obstacles and possibilities. With so many options, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by indecision. You want to be successful, but you’re unsure whether you’re on the right track. You want to have balance in your life, but there are so many conflicts that you often devote too much energy in one way. So it would help if you chose an essential time to remember and appreciate.
Consider what you most like doing
Whatever you like doing the most is significant to you, and it’s more than just killing time or unwinding. If you take the time to figure out what you like doing the most, you’ll be more inclined to create time in your schedule to pursue those chances. You will act on that information while understanding what is most important to you.
Make a list of your most outstanding achievements and accomplishments
To examine what you feel you do best, list your accomplishments. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a significant or modest achievement, and what matters is how you felt as a consequence of the outcome. You feel pleasure and satisfaction in life when you are pleased and thrilled about your successes, and it’s also a good indication that these things are significant to you.
You may still follow your ambitions while making ends meet
Perhaps you are trapped in a job that you despise. You accepted it because you needed the money and remained with it because your financial situation hasn’t altered, or you can’t see a path ahead.
You may elect to return to school for extra training or to seek or complete a degree. What you learn along the way, the people you encounter, and the opportunities you are exposed to may all have a significant impact on your view. Additionally, make the most of your leisure and recreational activities. Plan some ski excursions if you like skiing. If painting is your forte, go to work in your preferred media.
Get rid of the sense that you aren’t good enough
Most of us have felt the pain of disappointment, whether it was because we did not meet our own or someone else’s expectations. Overt or covert criticism, stinging or harsh remarks and the gradual withdrawal of friends and coworkers all contribute to the sinking sensation that we are inadequate. However, they do not define us, and we should never allow them to do so.
The only way to feel good is to believe you are. Because no one can force you to do anything and only you can decide how to live, select the positive and uplifting alternative. Choose what provides you the highest chance of reaching the desired result. Put out your best effort, attention, and dedication. You’ll always be good enough if you try your best and be better than adequate. You will be precisely where you want to be.
What brings you joy? Carry it out
Sunshine is synonymous with happiness, making you feel good, warms you up, and costs nothing. But how often do you turn away from enjoyment to engage in work or activity that is dull, uninteresting, repetitive, interminable, or unproductive?
Think about what makes you happy if you want to be satisfied in life. Find a method to include that hobby or activity into your daily routine. It may be going for a stroll in nature, working in the garden, preparing a culinary pleasure, helping others when they are in need playing with the kids, or making love to your spouse. Whatever it is, it is essential to you and something you value. Do it as frequently as you can, be fully present at the moment, and be grateful for the opportunity to have this experience.
Conclusion
Because of the pressure, we felt from the society we were surrounded with, we chose majors that never attracted us. We pick occupations that we believe are good for us but don’t like for a second. Sure, they enable us to appreciate life’s chances, but it isn’t easy to reason it, even to yourself, when the sense of hating work overtakes you.
The more we believe the narrative that the life we are living today that we selected for ourselves, the more difficult of it is to break free. You may work in a great bank with a prestigious title and significant pay and be proud of having reached the “epitome of success” among your contemporaries. You seem cheerful and appreciative that you are even in this situation, but your heart is gnawing at you.
You fantasise about how much fun it would be to be doing this or that, pursuing your aspirations, yet you always want your past life filled with memories. However, learning to live at the present life and create positive memories give more joy rather than trying to return to your previous life. I hope you understand which part of your life you would love to live again. Don’t forget to comment on your favourite part of life that you want to live again.
