Well, I've recently been thinking a lot about an event that occured in an anime I watched several weeks ago, and it's proven to be quite a tough pill to swallow.
Imagine this: You are waiting for somebody one day, and while you are, a car slides out and hit you, sending you into a coma. When you wake up, you're in a hospital, and you realize, due to some circumstance, that it's been three years since your last memory.
Now, that seems simple enough, but I've spent a fair ammount of time (When I'm driving or biking, ironically) thinking about this very scenerio. How would I react? What would have become of my friends I have now? Would any of my friends I've made from forums I've visited still be around? A lot of strings have come attached to this question, and they really have made me think.
First off, if I was told of this, I'd probably act as if someone had died. Disbelief at first, since there's no way I could have been out that long. It just wouldn't seem logically possible. Three years in the future, I'd be 21. I'd miss out on going to college with all the other kids my age who have finally spread their wings to fly. Assuming this happened, say, tomorrow for me, I'd also miss my graduation. It seems like I'd just be absent from so much that is going to happen within the next six months, and anything that could have happened wouldn't have.
What would become of my friends? I don't know if they'd miss me or be concerned, and I'd be almost certain that they'd move on and forget. I'd basically step into a new world once released, and that's a troubling thought in and of itself, since i do hold my friends dear, and also because I never have been the most social person around. It would be scary, and I honestly think that I would probably end up turtling in my room for a very long time before ever going back out. It was strange enough going to a new school where I didn't know anyone, but at least they were my age. Could I imagine what it'd be like if I went into a new world, 3 years later and 21 years old? Probably be the strangest thing, I think.
Also, I try to think about what would become of this new world compared to the one I knew. I know the world changes everyday, but in such small ammounts that it's easy to handle. What would happen in three years, though? Let me take it from 8th grade, which is really where I started to notice about the world and how it's always changing.
9-11-2001. I need not say more.
10-2-2002. War in Iraq was starting.
4-9-2003. War in Iraq is 'over'. Mission Accomplished followed up in May.
Now, say if I were to have had this accident happen on September 9th, 2001, and was out for three years. I would have no idea what 9-11 meant, why we were in Iraq (as well as Afghanistan), and no idea of all the events that happened inbetween (such as the Enron scandle). Waking up in a new world would be the strangest thing to ever have happened, and even if I take the past as an example, you still lose so much.
Also, I think about how I would act after the initial shock. Would I want to continue to persuit my dream I have today, or would I come up with a new set to chase? Would I still be able to enjoy the things I do right now, or would I have to find new hobbies and interest? Would the Playstation 3 be afforable? (Just kiddin', folks). So many little questions like those continuously pop up and they really make me think about my life right now, and what would I think of it in three years.
This just seems like a scary thought, and even though there's basically a 0% chance of this happening to anyone, it's still something that I've found interesting to think about. My challenge to you in your responses is this: how would you react if this happened to you?
Imagine this: You are waiting for somebody one day, and while you are, a car slides out and hit you, sending you into a coma. When you wake up, you're in a hospital, and you realize, due to some circumstance, that it's been three years since your last memory.
Now, that seems simple enough, but I've spent a fair ammount of time (When I'm driving or biking, ironically) thinking about this very scenerio. How would I react? What would have become of my friends I have now? Would any of my friends I've made from forums I've visited still be around? A lot of strings have come attached to this question, and they really have made me think.
First off, if I was told of this, I'd probably act as if someone had died. Disbelief at first, since there's no way I could have been out that long. It just wouldn't seem logically possible. Three years in the future, I'd be 21. I'd miss out on going to college with all the other kids my age who have finally spread their wings to fly. Assuming this happened, say, tomorrow for me, I'd also miss my graduation. It seems like I'd just be absent from so much that is going to happen within the next six months, and anything that could have happened wouldn't have.
What would become of my friends? I don't know if they'd miss me or be concerned, and I'd be almost certain that they'd move on and forget. I'd basically step into a new world once released, and that's a troubling thought in and of itself, since i do hold my friends dear, and also because I never have been the most social person around. It would be scary, and I honestly think that I would probably end up turtling in my room for a very long time before ever going back out. It was strange enough going to a new school where I didn't know anyone, but at least they were my age. Could I imagine what it'd be like if I went into a new world, 3 years later and 21 years old? Probably be the strangest thing, I think.
Also, I try to think about what would become of this new world compared to the one I knew. I know the world changes everyday, but in such small ammounts that it's easy to handle. What would happen in three years, though? Let me take it from 8th grade, which is really where I started to notice about the world and how it's always changing.
9-11-2001. I need not say more.
10-2-2002. War in Iraq was starting.
4-9-2003. War in Iraq is 'over'. Mission Accomplished followed up in May.
Now, say if I were to have had this accident happen on September 9th, 2001, and was out for three years. I would have no idea what 9-11 meant, why we were in Iraq (as well as Afghanistan), and no idea of all the events that happened inbetween (such as the Enron scandle). Waking up in a new world would be the strangest thing to ever have happened, and even if I take the past as an example, you still lose so much.
Also, I think about how I would act after the initial shock. Would I want to continue to persuit my dream I have today, or would I come up with a new set to chase? Would I still be able to enjoy the things I do right now, or would I have to find new hobbies and interest? Would the Playstation 3 be afforable? (Just kiddin', folks). So many little questions like those continuously pop up and they really make me think about my life right now, and what would I think of it in three years.
This just seems like a scary thought, and even though there's basically a 0% chance of this happening to anyone, it's still something that I've found interesting to think about. My challenge to you in your responses is this: how would you react if this happened to you?
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