Where the hell is my time machine, shouldn’t we have them by now. I want a Delorean with a Flux Capacitor. There’s a lot of places and history to visit. Time travel should have happened by now.
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Time Travel Forward, You Can’t Go Back
Time travel is a flight of fantasy for many. Going back in time to see the past is a wish many could have, including me. The style, decor and fashions of those eras are awesome. However the only direction people can go is forward. No one can go back, you can only move forward. What I am seeing lately is a strong movement to bring back the things of the past that oppressed people and to make discrimination a thing again.
Some folks really want the old ways back and they are selfish enough to impact people who have gained rights and privileges that many have had access to for years. I can only think back to when people of color were forced to drink from separate water fountains or to sit in a separate part of a baseball stadium. LGBTQ folks had to stay deep in the closet due to fear of being separated from a disapproving family and friends. What scares me is the hate and fear of the past is revisiting the 21st century. I am ready to see people have freedom of choice regarding their own bodies and souls. As I have said before as a white, Christian male I have no dominion over anyone especially a woman.
People are people. We should get along. Respecting the life choices of our friends and neighbors should be something we do by default. That is one aspect of time travel when we respected everyone and got to know people where they are.
I am a proud progressive in many things and its important that I do things to give everyone the opportunity to be who they want to be. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness should be a universal thing available to everyone. I think the founding fathers of the USA were on to something and that is one old school thing I can go for.
A Take on Time Travel, We Cannot Go Back
The idea and notion of time travel has been written about in science fiction for years. Going back or forward in time is a fantasy many have. Of course there are consequences of time travel and you have to be careful not to do anything that would impact ones future or past. From “Doctor Who” to “Back To The Future” we have seen what travelling through time and space can mean.
The time travel I want to talk about is going back into the past. Many of us would love to go back to a time where we felt comfortable, safe, secure. There are memories that help time travel so to speak so we can be in a place or to recapture a moment we would have loved to stay in.
We all have the desire to go back to the good old days where things were simpler. The Doctor and
Marty McFly with Doc Brown had means at their disposal to go back in time. However they eventually needed what was next, what was possible. They found themselves in the here and now with an eye on the future.
Some people want desperately to turn back the clock. However we can’t do that because of all the advancements we have made and the new found liberties for people who have lived life on the fringes. I don’t think a person of color would want to go back to a time when they were treated as less than human. No we can only move ahead to help everyone realize the great promises that lie ahead.
We all need to have an eye on the future because we can’t stand still. As we speak we are time travelling. As Steve Miller once sang “Time keeps slipping into the future” and its true. As much as we want to we can’t go home again. But we do have our memories to help is go back when we need to for a moment.
Back To The Future – Released 30 Years Ago
This is one of my all-time favorite movies and its 30 years old today. This makes me hurt just a little. Without doubt its one of the greatest sci-fi movies ever. It’s America’s time travel odyssey. Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd are a great team in this iconic summertime flick.
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