Time
...ngs. The flapping of its wings creates a small current of air, barely perceptible. As insignificant as it is, it is sufficient enough to divert the course of an airborne spore. The spore lands in the crack of a side walk and germinates. One year later the spore blossoms and it grow to about the size of a double fist. An early morning runner fails to notice it as he is jogging, and he becomes entangled and falls, dropping his doughnut and fracturing his shin. At the hospital, he awaits the results of his X-ray. Upon returning, the doctor regretfully informs the man that he has a quickly growing tumor in his left leg. If they operate immediately the might be able to save his leg. The operation is a success, and the runner gets to keep his leg. If that chain of events beginning with the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Central Park never occurred, that oblivious runner would have lost his leg. A butterfly saved him and so is proof that we are all intertwined. Everything you do no matter how small or insignificant, directly affects the future. Going back in time to fix what you believe a wrong is not only changing your future, but also everyone else’s future. It is too easy to think that your future won't be what you want because your past wasn't what you wanted. Your temporary happiness will be at the expense of two starving children not two blocks from where you live. Going back in time, I might kill a spider and as a direct result kill my best friend’s mother. Th...