conversations with your younger self

[cellio]

I swiped this idea from khaosworks, who introduced it here.

Take your life as it is now.

Imagine yourself, oh, some 15-18 years ago, if you're old enough to remember that far back.

What would the you of that time think if you could go back and talk about what you're doing now? Would your younger self believe you? Be happy? Or want to avert this future?

Are you where you thought you were going to be?

This isn't the old "Give your younger self advice" chestnut. It's a variation - you're telling yourself that this is the future to come... what would be your younger self's reaction?

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[jducoeur]

Well, the exact year makes a significant difference. But saying 15 years ago, I would have been 24, and probably wouldn't have been surprised by much of the track.

I might be a bit surprised by the Masonry thing (I think I hadn't quite started yet), but not very -- I'd known for some years that Baron Steffan was involved, and was at least getting curious. Professionally, I'd probably breathe a sigh of relief that it was going to get more interesting over time. I'd be comforted but not surprised that my marriage has held together.

The only thing that would probably surprise me would be the notion of me winding up as one of the leaders in the local SCA. Intellectually it's fairly obvious -- it was always likely that I'd stay active, and having been highly involved for 21 of Carolingia's 33 years now it's almost inevitable. But at that point I'd only just gotten my AoA, and was still feeling quite new compared to most of the people around me...