Daytripping Summer 2022

The
Daytripper
A bit further north now to WOODSTOCK, EMBRO, NORWICH & INGERSOLL
SHOP
LOCAL
Good Question!
• Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard - are there barbers in the jungle?
• How do you get off a non-stop flight?
• Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game," when we are
already there?
• Why do you need an appointment to see a psychic... shouldn't they
already know you're coming?
The Second Time Around
Given the opportunity of living your
life all over again, would you? Just like
the first time around—each day would
be unknown to you, with the same
time frame, location, parents, siblings,
and outcome of that life. Nothing would
change. It would simply be a repeat, and
for the same length of time. Has your life
been such a great one, that you would
love to get the chance to do it all over
again? Or does the simple thought make
you shudder?
Looking at a different option; not only
could you return to live again, you would
also be able to pick the century and the
continent, of when and where to do it.
Would that sound tempting at all? You
could choose to live two thousand
years ago, or perhaps hundreds
of years in the future, or
anywhere in between. It
could also be in a place
you have always loved, or
wanted to visit. How difficult
a choice this would be, with
all the unknowns! Would you
be adventurous enough to
give it a try, or is it simply
inconceivable?
By Jeanette Paddon, St. Thomas
Assuming it WAS possible to live
your life again, while also being aware
ahead of time, of all the things you
could or should have done differently,
or not done at all, but are now getting
the chance to change; would you go
for it? Remember, you have no way of
knowing that the choices you make the
second time around will be any better
than the ones in your previous life.
You would still be the same person in
the way you think and in your dreams
for the future. You would also be faced
with the same obstacles, so what are the
odds you would even be able to live any
differently? When trying to correct the
mistakes from your previous life, what if
you make even bigger ones?
I realize many people do
believe we come back here
over and over again. However,
there is no absolute proof
of that, and there probably
never will be. Therefore, I will
sleep easy tonight. Would I
choose to return if I could?
No. Though my own life has
been good for the best part
of it; I think once is enough.
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Summer 2022