What if you could change the past?

When I was a kid and even long after, my father used to buy a magazine called Reader's Digest (which I reckon it still exists).

The fact is that I loved reading this magazine. Had great sections like: Laughter is the best medicine, Stories of real life, condensations of books that I, as a compulsive reader eagerly devoured.

And  another day, I was thinking to myself about the past, regrets and these things that haunt our minds from time to time.

Ok, and what one thing has to do with the other?

Because I remembered an article, story? It has been so long ago that I can not be sure. The fact is that I recall of the essence and that's what matters now.

I will retelling it with my words, apologizing in advance if for a very ironic chance some protagonist will read this article and decides to sue me for plagiarism ... It's not at all my intention.

Let's go:

A very old couple with a brood of ten children was hosting the family for a party. Sons, daughters, in laws, grandchildren and aggregates.
The mother, expert cooker,  made sure to prepare all the favorite dishes of the family as always.
At one point one of the daughters throws the question:
- Mother, all this work, cooking, cleaning everything, host to all, beds to make, clothes to wash. You must have taken an exhausting life! How could you have so many children?
And the mother with a smile, look around the table and gestures to her daughter.
- At which one do you think I should have stopped?

And now I ask you:

Looking back on your life, and remembering that moment when you wish you had done differently. And remembering that if you had, everything from there would have been different.

Which of those presents that the universe has given you,  would you give up to have done differently?

I asked myself that question many times. And I will tell you now the conclusion I've got.

I would not change anything! Nothing, none whatsoever, zero.

I messed up yes, learned, grew, still messing up, learning and growing.

But of one thing I'm sure! My life is perfect for me just the way it is.
And if I did something today that I would have done differently, I'll try to do different tomorrow just before the Universe send me a gift which I can not give up.

This is my first attempt of writing in English... soooo I beg you to help me if I made some unforgivable mistake. Any corrections would be most welcome!

Thanks for reading!

Much Love!

Wanda :o)