Letters to Myself: Entry Two
Prompt: You’re interviewing someone who claims to have traveled through time. What do you ask?
Sometimes I do wonder about the possibilities of the past and future quite often. More importantly, I really love to examine the way people feel about it. How could someone learn from the future or the past. I guess only time will tell?
Answer to the prompt:
Gosh, what a unique situation to be in.
If someone really told me they had traveled through time, I’d want to know everything. I’d ask about the best parts of each decade, the highs and lows across eras. What was life like in the 1800s? What did celebration look like back then? And if they had seen the future, what’s out there that we haven’t even dreamed of yet?
Do we make real strides in human connection, technology, personal health?
But beyond all that, I’d want to know how it felt.
What was it like to witness so much of the human experience? Was it beautiful? Scary? Fascinating? Or something else entirely? Did they learn anything about humanity, about themselves?
As someone who cherishes human connection, I think I’d treat this person not like a spectacle, but like an equal. I’d want to listen with empathy. I’d want to hear how they held all of that time — in their eyes, in their heart. And whether they were lying or not, I’d honor the experience they described. Because they’d feel something about it, and that’s where the truth lives.
And if I’m being honest, I’d absolutely ask them one more thing:
Who ends up being the greatest film director of all time?
Or… does cinema die off completely? (I really hope not.)
This post is part of my "Letters to Myself" series — a weekly free-write blog where I explore personal growth, curiosity, and healing through simple prompts. Sometimes reflective, sometimes fun, but always real.
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