I know that God knew what he was doing when he gave us hindsight, designed as a tool to help us learn from our mistakes and others' mistakes and create a list of things we do well. But why couldn't we have foresight just one day a week, to stretch our vision further than the next five minutes?
Foresight; the ability to see into the future to know what is coming and prepare for it, to have money in the bank when the roof leaks, to stop at the corner to miss the speeding car or have it miss us, even if there were limits on the length of time we could go forth into the future, limits that kept us from looking at anyone's life but our own or how the information could be used.
I wouldn't use it for silly things, like the next winning lottery number, who was going to get fired at work, or to discover if my horse is going to do well at the show, I would use it for the good of mankind, and then look at the lottery numbers, who was getting fired at work and if I was going to get a raise, but as I said mankind first.
All those hours I spent wailing about never getting married, I could have been working on a cure for tee shirts that roll up at the back when you sit down.
For the days I spent writing my thesis, I could have been fixing the problem with cling film sticking to itself because none of the jobs I have held are/were related to my degree.
I could have put foresight to good use if I did say so myself, but I must admit I would look at the lottery numbers. I would only use the money for good, and I would have 1 designer bag and some shoes.................a lot of shoes.
