Monday, November 2, 2009
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Whenever tragedy happens many people start commenting as to what they would have done if they were in that same situation. Of course, we don't really know what we would do unless we were truly involved.
What if you had the 'gift of foresight' and you can actually know what would happen next? If that were the case then you would definitely be able to prepare yourself for what's going to occur or try to change it altogether.
A number of psychics have claimed this ability and we've seen numerous TV shows and films relating to this phenomenon.
So this brings me back to my question: If you had the gift of foresight, how would you handle it?
Submit your comments and let's explore.
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I think I would fear it. I've always tried to live my life with all my opportunities open for me. Knowing before acting would take away a great part of life.
Yes, the fear of the unknown is one of the greatest anxieties, but overcoming it is also one of the greatest accomplishments.
Precognitive dreams don't often make sense - it isn't until after you look back and unscramble all the clues or what that person whom you met before you met them meant to you. Then when you know it's past.
It is handy to have warnings for long term things, as long as the advance notice isn't canceled out by worry or fear.
I don't think anybody sees enough in the future to change anything, and if they did they would be certifiable, (old testament profits were treated with distain or considered crazy by many people of their day ) So in my opinion it all evens out and ends up being all about balance: Just like life and time itself.
I wonder - why did you ask this question ?
I can see where Big Red is coming from... I have strong intuition and there was a time where my dreams would reveal an event that would occur. The unfortunate thing was that I didnt realize that I'd had a "premonition" (if that's what it was) until a moment before the events unfolded. The lack of control was the scariest part - not knowing how to change it. Learning acceptance is the hardest part.
WebSmith said...
Having had a handful or few highly descriptive and accurate dreams over the years about things that would happen days or a few weeks later, ignoring them, and knowing a few people who also have had them, including my son, I worry about having the next one, not recognizing that I have had one, and not being able to change things if they need to be changed.
The thing that makes them different is that they come from out of the blue and are not associated with anything that is currently happening in my life, are about things that I would never expect to happen or have no knowledge of, and are not brought on by exhaustion, worry, external stimuli, or physical need. They are also very clear and involve nothing that couldn't naturally occur.
Not being prone to nonsense and with an engineering background, I have wondered about a scientific, physical explanation for this. http://ewebsmith.com/self/strangethings
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