Which do you prefer, time travel or reincarnation?
I have been reading a lot of Manga, watching a lot of anime and Japanese drama series lately. It seems that I have already watched almost all of the series that fit my taste. I'm sick of watching Japanese dramas that are lacking in emotions. I'm not into science fiction and some hero adventures type of genres, so it's kind of hard to find something good for me to read or watch now. I just wanted some stories that resemble the reality of life but don't have too many intense dramas in them. I also dropped the story instantly if the heroine is too clumsy, awkward, and pathetic. It's so irritating and I'm also embarrassed for her. It's not worth watching, don't you think so?
Lately, I have been reading some Chinese comics that are all about time travel and reincarnation to have revenge on the people who have hurt them in the past. Though it's just comics, the scenes are breathtaking, intense, full of emotions that can either make you laugh or cry, and sometimes you'll just fall in love with the cuteness. I like this genre better than the normal "slice of life" genres. At least the heroine here falls for the right guy and knows how to fight back against all of the people who hurt her in her previous life.
Time traveling is having the chance to get back to your past, still having your memories to give justice to your tormented self, and avenge yourself from that evil friend or family member who keeps on plotting against you to steal your wealth and your fame. Being reincarnated is similar, you can avenge yourself and have justice but your soul will be transmigrated into another human body at another time to begin a new life. Basically means that it's not your own body anymore, unlike time traveling that it's just turning the time backward to go back to your old self but still having all your memories.
Just for the benefit of our creative imaginations, if ever you would be given a chance to begin a new life, what would you prefer to choose, time travel or reincarnation?
As for me, I would choose time travel. I would gladly go back to the time where I hated myself the most that were 9 years ago. I ran away from home trying to escape our father's unjust treatment not knowing that the life ahead of me was more hellish than that. If my father is a drunkard, the relatives where I lived were slave drivers. They want my service but couldn't pay me back the support I needed. I was too naive and immature back then that even my boyfriends fooled me.
If I could turn back time, I would still run away from home but I would know better how to handle those slave driver relatives and I wouldn't get fooled by those jerk boyfriends that I have. Maybe, I should know how to save and budget my money at that time. I have a lot of part-time jobs back then since my relatives don't give me much money that I need even though I work my ass for the whole day until midnight. Maybe, I could also decide which career path to take, and maybe I have a stable job right now.
Being depressed cuts me out from thinking about my future back then. If I didn't give birth to my daughter 2 years ago, maybe I wouldn't have woken up to reality and would still ponder over negative things, then enjoy having anxieties later. In reality, time travel isn't true and it only exists within my imagination. Even so, though I can't change my past anymore, I still don't regret anything about it. I even have to thank that past experiences for opening my eyes to reality.
Because of those, I know now who really cares for me and who is feigning. I can tell now who are the users hypocrites than the ones who are true to and don't expect anything in return. I also have known who are the group of friends that I could fit in and I don't have to force myself to be like them. Our past is the one shaping us into who we are today. It's just up to us on how to choose a path to take for the future to change things that we don't to happen anymore recently. There is no need to go back.
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I would go reincarnation, but not to punish people from my last life, but think of all the wisdom and life experience you could gather!