Time Traveling

I am not much of a Science Fiction fan, but the year I picked up The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, I appreciated the thought about the possibility of time traveling. Sure I watched Marty McFly time travel in the DeLorean in Back to the Future and almost got himself erased from existence. It did make me think about the fact that if it was a possibility to time travel, there would be so many positives to the experience, but like with everything, there would certainly be negatives. You must be wondering why I chose time travel as my writing focus this week. Well, we recently watched the first three episodes of Daisy Jones and the Six (based on a book with the same title written by Taylor Jenkins Reid). The young actress who portrays Daisy is named Riley Keough. Riley Keough is the daughter of Lisa Marie Presley and granddaughter of Elvis! What got me thinking about all this is that the book is set in the 70's. I was imagining that Riley would have some insight into what the music industry and just the times were like during the time her grandfather was at the height of his career before his untimely death. Would she be able to have some understanding of what he was up against as a famous entertainer? Would this acting experience help her inquire more about her grandfather and who he really was in private life? Would this help her understand her mother more (may she rest in peace) and herself as well. The point is that the young actress was somewhat able to time travel. She was able to go back to that time period when her grandfather still lived and experience what life was like then.

I suspect that, if given the chance, many people would want to take the opportunity to travel back to a particular time and place where loved ones existed in order to find out more about them and in turn, more about themselves. I know I would definitely want to see my parents as young children growing up in their respective homes. I would love to see what life was like when they had to migrate with their families to work. I know that we have heard their accounts as we were growing up, but it would be interesting to see it first hand. I think I would be empowered to witness my grandmothers and great-grandmothers making a little go a long way to keep their families fed and clothed. To see how they had to be domestic engineers to keep their families living harmoniously during tough times.

I don't think that I would want to live in any other time period than the one I was born into. I appreciate the conveniences I have in my daily life. I think that my ancestors were tough people who were able to manage a way to survive during tough times. I know that is not lost on me. I appreciate that because of them, I am who I have become. Their strength and resilience flow through me and help me appreciate the life I live. I just know that if H.G. Wells' progeny come up with a modern Time Machine, I might just might want to hitch a ride to see those who came before me with my own eyes!