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What If Life Had A Reset Button? | Indyra Radhiyana | TEDxBinusSchool


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have you ever been in one of those
moments where you did something terrible
or just very very embarrassing and you
just wish you can turn back time I am
pretty sure we all have been in that
situation since I myself have
experienced this a lot and I always
wonder what if life had a reset button
of course there are no real answer to
this question since no one has actually
made a reset button to life but can you
just imagine what it would be like there
are plenty of things that I myself would
change if I was given a chance to own a
reset button you know I would press the
reset button when I first saw my
master’s car and that one test and study
harder understand more eventually get a
better score and make my parents proud
because the smiles on their face are
worth all of the mess trust me I would
certainly press the button when my
grandpa died so I can get a chance to
talk to him for one last time you know I
ask myself if planet Earth on a reset
button
perhaps it would turn back time so far
to a point where humans ceased to exist
clean from all the distractions that we
have caused but how about you what would
you change if life gave you a reset
button but then of course to every
invention there will always be a
positive side and a negative side to it
on a positive note we would no longer
feel emotions like pain embarrassment
and even heartbreak all of these
emotions that we despise that have hurt
us emotions that makes us feel like our
heart has just fallen right into our
guts or emotion that makes us feel like
our heart has just been shattered into a
million pieces on the floor and you just
can’t seem to put it back together
like for instance when the person you
love decides to leave you no matter how
much ice can you eat or no matter how
many TV shows you watch nothing can
fulfill the whole inside of you so what
you can do is press that button and go
back to before it all went wrong we
would be happier we could replace a
specific event over and over again so we
can stay in that moment for however long
as we want an experience endless amount
of joy we would no longer be sad over
the things we’ve done the word regret
would just be another word in the
dictionary the feeling itself would be
non-existent but then is that actually a
good thing we would no longer feel
emotions that would define our life
anymore and we would never learn from
our mistakes since we were little kids
people will look up to will tell us that
it’s okay to make mistakes every once in
a while even a lot of times as long as
we learn from them but if we do have
this reset button we won’t even make
mistakes
well at least mistakes that others won’t
remember as you can see like one other
hand would just be chaotic just imagine
if every single mistake you make will
lead you to press this so-called magical
button now only will it be hard for us
to differentiate reality and the past
anymore life would just be boring
because the ups and downs of life is
what makes life worthwhile it’s what
makes life you know life I mean let’s
see it this way have you guys heard at
the time Justin Bieber fell onstage or
Katy Perry Madonna even Beyonce
there has been a lot but moving on I am
pretty sure they would want to press
this button if they could and just go
back to right before they fell and
look at where they’re stopping but if
they do have this reset button they
would never learn from their mistakes
they would just keep on falling and
pressing the button whenever they need
plus we would never get a laugh out of
it
since it would never even happen my
point is that we wouldn’t be living in
the present anymore
it would just be living in the past and
where’s the fun in that honestly if I
was given a chance to own a reset button
I swear I would only use it once just to
see what it can actually do I mean don’t
get me wrong I would love to be a hero
of a terrible accident or a natural
disaster be a Superman and just whirl
around the earth to turn back time or in
this case just a girl with a button but
it’s not worth all the mess in my
opinion life is already built the way
it’s supposed to be and every pass we
take is a new learning every time so why
would I want to change that plus if one
day someone does invent a reset button I
hope it would be kept in a place so
secure none of us can reach because
seriously can you just imagine all the
mess that it can cause Barack Obama once
said if you’re walking down the right
path and you’re willing to keep walking
eventually you’ll make progress so you
don’t need a reset button to make your
life amazing it’s what actions you take
and what you will do with the mistakes
that you have made but that’s what I
think if life gave you a reset button
would you use it thank you
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