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Infinite Universes...

I heard a theory the other day... well a few weeks ago
and it really got me thinking... Wondering if it were true. If it could be true...

The theory went something like this...
When a person makes a decision, a parallel universe is created, where the oppisite or the other choice is made. In a simple example, say if one person comes to a fork in the road and goes right, then a universe will be created where the person went left. So each time a decision is made, a new universe is created, for every decision. For every person. A different universe is made. So each second; millions of universes are being created on a different spacial plane. It is said that this is the meaning of universe. Millions of people, making millions of decisions creating millions of universes...

It got me thinking that maybe everything we do in life, is meaningless.
Because in some other universe, we made the oppisite decision.
So I could hate someone right now, and on a different world, I would find them quite pleasent.

So there are an infinite number of 'earths' right now, and some are so similar you could spend a life time searching for a difference, while others are so dramatically different that seeing one of these earths would destroy my entire sense of thought.

Say on one earth, a fish was never brave enough to climb out of the water, so humanity never flourished. Or on another, nuclear war has demolished human life.
But there would have to be a first earth for this theory to hold any water. Perhaps an 'Earth Prime' that existed before thought. But I imagine by now that earth has long been abdandoned.

When I heard this theory, the man explaining it said that he was going to destroy 'Earth Prime' therefore destroying all existence as we know it... And when asked why, he simply said "Because it is the only decision that makes sense." and in a way, I see where he is coming from. Because if this theory is true, every single person would be contradictions to themselves. Everything would be a shadow to everything else. Therefore nothing would matter on a grander scheme of things.

But with this theory, I started to think about what would I change. Would there be any moment that I would love to just go back too... and see how I turned out from there. Of course I thought of many... But then I got to thinking about if I would try to change... Or maybe even kill myself in that universe and takes my own place because I thought I liked that certain life better. Oh the stuff I ponder when television stops working...

Journal 6: Influential Person

An Influential PersonWrite about a person or people you look up to or have learned from. These could be people who have become famous historically, celebreties or even people you know or are related to. You might admire their accomplishments, their personality traits or their values. How did you learn about this person? What makes him or her remarkable? How does knowing about this person impact who you are as an individual?

Some might call me immature, but in all honesty the most influential person in my life, is a fictional comic book character from DC, called The Flash.

I first discovered him when I was six, and I tuned into a retro TV station, and on the screen was a man dressed in red and he was out running a giant mutated ant. Yes, a mutated ant. At first the only reason I liked him was because I remembered he had a yellow lightning bolt across his chest- and I thought it was beyond cool.

There has been four people who have worn the costume of the Scarlett speedster; Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West, and Bart Allen. My personal favorite would be Wally West, not because he's the fastest man alive, but because of his personality and what he stands for... How he acts in serious, world-endangered situations and because- well because he is the fastest man alive.
I guess I should explain a bit about his personality... He's the funny man, and even though he was part of the original seven of the Justice League- along with Superman and Wonder Woman- he is often viewed as the teenage sidekick. He's a compulsive flirt but he has a good heart and often provides comic relief. But I think one of the main reasons he really inspires me, is because he has a similar trait that I do... Even if it isn't a positive one. He makes jokes, and keeps things light- to avoid the harsh realities of life, or of the situations. It's a trait that people often get aggrevated about with me but, it's a trait I could never part from.

In one issue, The Flash asks a child what he thinks makes Flash a hero. And the child replies with "Because you can run faster than anything..." and Flash relies with "Not because I can run faster than anything, but because I continue to run- even though it feels like my legs are gone." As a medaphor for the hardships he endures, not just as a hero but as an everyday person.
As it mentioned earlier, it may seem immature- or childish but I think relating to a comic book character is completely acceptable... I am by nature, very impulsive- with my actions, thoughts, but especially with what I say... It's often sarcastic remarks that require no thinking and are just spewed out on impulse... The impulsiveness I have is also trait I'd relate to my hero... The hero I've had since I was 6. The hero that I could never actually be like- literally speaking... But a hero who inspires me, none-the-less.