If you met a younger version of yourself?

Question

do you think you would like yourself? I think I might despise myself because he would be a dumber younger me and he would feel smugly superior not knowing how stupid he was.
I ask this in Lebanon because I think I will get a more honest and real answer than anywhere else.

how much younger is up to you. I'm thinking 25 years but some of you may not have that kind of time and I don't think anyone would hate themselves as a fetus.

interesting point John C, I didn't even think about the paradoxical aspect of changing myself in the past. If I injured him would the scar suddenly appear on me?

Oh and to my Lebanese friends who are probably just going to sleep, I will read all the answers even the last as well as the first so don't worry about being way down the list. I want to hear from you all.

Tuty: I dont think you're confused, you have the right idea. That was a very well stated answer.

I'm getting a lot of really varied and interesting answers, you are ALL great!

Wheelbarrow: you crack the asker up.

G-bone: you will go far in life, great attitude.

Greatgrandma: Get down with your bad self girl, you got mad hutspa all up in here!

I wish I could give you all ten points... No ten thousand points (then you'd all be at level 35 or so, I think at that level you win a new car or a fish or something) because you each taught me something about the human mind which is something I hope to have one day § 8?)≈

But I have to give the best answer award to the person that called me "numbs" (I like numb-numbs too!) and also she did other things right (and some things wrong and I love that in a women) So, the envelope Pleaaahs... theng you (r-i-i-ip Fhooo) dididididididididididdidi *Crash* The lovely and talented....
GHANOUGE!!!!!
Isn't she wonderful ladies and gentlemen?
And here is your prize, tell her what she's won Jack.
You've won TEN POINTS! ye-e-s Ten Points for you and a guest at a magnificent resort hotel of your choice. Back to you numb.

Thank you jack well that's about all the time we have so thanks for playing and goodnight!

Answer 1

WOW, numbs you took me back like 5 years ago, since im only 25 now still young and will learn more, BUT, if i met the younger me, i will beat her up and tell her " you stupid girl, dont be so nice, and think everyone is nice, WAKE UP WAKE UP"

And i would also tell her:

" Don't trust these people you are going out with, they are BAD influence on you"

And i would also tell her:

"this guy you are dating, will only be trouble"

And i would also tell her

"dont let your mom be angry, listen to what she says, and dont do what you want"

And i would also tell her:

"Dont work for this guy, he will not pay you your salary LOL"

LOL, i guess i would change my old self big time, because from 5 years till now, i have met people that changed my personality big time, and made me learn that not all people are kind hearted as i think they are!!

Answer 2

I am only 17 years old, if i were to meet a younger version of me it would be a mere child. I would probably play with her and talk to her about her life, give her some tips and tell her to stay away from certain people. But knowing myself, I know she would not follow my advice. I would probably not give her any advice now that i think of it, because everything happens for a reason and if i change aspects of my past it could affect my future for the worst, you never know. And if i never made any mistakes, then i would be very ignorant and naive.
I would probably like her, she may get on my nerves, but it all depends on how young she is.
If it is lets say 13, well then it would just be an emotional encounter and i'd be playing the role of psycologist.
If i was 10 years old, I'd probably put her on a diet lol.
Any younger than that, then i'd be babysitting pretty much.

hmm, this question confuses me....

Answer 3

I would need to go back a lot further than 25 years to make any sense of this question as far as I am concerned !

In my mid 20's I was enterpreneurial , enthusiastic , energetic & passionate about opportunities until our first child was born when overnight I lost the will to take risks ....wishing instead to provide security rather than build an empire !

Would I like myself if I was to meet that person now? Probably not ! That " me " had drive & ambition but also had anger & hurt ....I don't think I was as decent a human being then & NO amount of wealth can compensate those who care about you for the pain you cause as you fight the demons in your life.

Answer 4

Interesting question...but why would you despise yourself if you met a younger version of "you"...I don't think you were dumb but you didn't know what you know now (all the things you learned with time and experience and maturity) I think you would look at your younger self and smile proudly cuz you know that you will grow up to be "you" no matter what "you" are in the present.
I don't think anyone is better or more important than anyone else...someone becomes more known due to the things he accomplishes during his life, but everyone is as important as anyone else...it's kind of like a "human ecosystem"...lol...even the smallest human being is important for the survival of all human race.

PS...I've had a couple of marguerittas...this is why I'm so phylosophical...sorry if I don't make any sense

Answer 5

Wow...I saw this question earlier but didn't answer it right away because I truly didn't know how.
I think that if I met my 13 year old self I would probably feel a mixture of annoyance and pity, to be quite honest. I was shy in the extreme (I know...laugh it up!) and didn't like myself very much. I would want to tell little me to not worry so much about what other people think, get over yourself, open up and people will like being around you SO much more...but it would also hurt to see me at that age, knowing how I felt about myself then...
Did that make ANY sense??? ;-)

Answer 6

ok, I'm in America - and i will give you an honest answer. The younger me was more arrogant, dumber, and definately had no idea at all about making REAL plans for the future. I wish I could tell younger me to go to college and get financial independence as soon as possible so I wouldn't end up staying with guys that were no good because they helped pay bills.

Answer 7

I knew one day,someone will come along and ask a question to make me loose my "Webby knows it all" status here.

And I'm so surprised to be one of the rare yes to your question, but then I know the average age of the contributors here is mid 20's anyway.

If I met me at 25 (we're talking 20 years ago), I would love myself, much more than I do now.
I had it together then, I was a caring, sharing, fun, well balanced person who hadn't burdened herself yet with all the wrong turns in life.

What you are calling superior or arrogance I call confidence.
I was a good person and I knew it.
But I agree with you on the stupid part, because a series of wrong choices have turned me into a much more confused, clueless, "no, I don't have the answers afterall " person.

I am hereby writing to you, to formally request the right to have a talk to this person and counsel her on the matters of life.
It's your question and I don't want to impose, 20 years ago I wouldn't have asked, aaaahh! I miss mini me.

Answer 8

First of all, thank u for choosing us to answer ur question...

My answer may sound strange because we usually grow more mature and we learn from our mistakes to be better persons... but if I met a younger me, I would like her. I was a very smart girl who did things right. No mistakes were allowed. My faith was big. I was a caring person with a positive attitude. I was a proud girl. Life is teaching me so much things and of course I always change for the better but there is this one thing I miss that I don't have now: the peace of mind.

Answer 9

I would like myself because even tho I was cocky I was still down to earth. I would probably try to tell my younger self a few things about his future in hopes that maybe I wouldn't make the same mistakes over again.

Answer 10

Yes, i'd definitely like to have a mini me. I know i'd also like muffins.

Ok seriously, i think i'd be lecturing myself a lot. cause yes i was dumber. And years ahead i'll be looking back and thinking if i met the me now in the future, i'd hate her too, cause she has some stupid sayings and situations. But it's a good thing to learn from mistakes. And yes, it's embarrassing to admit and remember those mistakes.