I have been playing too many computer/online games lately. How do I know this, you ask? Well, there are many signs. The battery in my iPads (yes, I have more than one) need to be charged way more often. My right hand, the one that I use to move my mouse, is getting sore more often. Etc, etc, etc.
One of the other signs that I am playing games too often is that from time to time I end up relating parts of the game play to my life in some way. For example, there is an Undo button in some of my games. This allows me to undo a move that I find out could have less than a positive result in the game I am playing. This Undo button is useful once I make another move and then with the new resulting knowledge, I realize that a different choice in moves would have better results. I have decided that I would like to have such an option in my real life, not just in my game life. I would like to Undo some of my life choices!
There have been times in my life where I made what I thought was the best move, the best decision if you will. However, as time went on and I experienced the results of that decision, I could tell that a different move, a different decision, would have been better. This is where a button to Undo would be beneficial. If only the decisions that I have made in the past, especially the ones that may have caused others pain, could be changed. If only my life had that Undo button!
Maybe, as you look back on your life decisions, your life moves, you too could use that Undo button. Have there been times when a decision you made caused pain to others, even though that was not your intention? Knowing what you know now, would you like to have the ability to Undo any decisions? I know I would. Of course, there is no life Undo button to click on to remedy hurt feelings and damaged relationships.
Wait, there may be something we can do! In many games, and even in some of my computer applications, along with that Undo button is a Redo button. Maybe we can pretend we have a life Redo button that we could use to help us repair and improve our relationships with our family, with our friends, with our work colleagues. While we cannot Undo what we have already done, I believe we can make things better in our relationships by asking those whom we have hurt for a Redo moment. A moment to make amends, a moment to express regret for the hurt we have caused, a moment to ask for forgiveness and a chance to connect again in a meaningful way. A moment to Redo.
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