CREATIVE ADVENTURES — 2

Imagine You Can Travel To The Past

Would You Prefer Ancient Rome or Egypt?

Imagine that time travel is possible. You can set the timer and you can travel to any year in history. However, you cannot interact with anyone or make any changes to the course of history. You can only observe.

Please respond to the following questions:

1. Which time period or year would you like to go back to? Why?
2. What are the events you would like to observe?
3. Who are the people or actors you would like to observe?
4. What are the surprises and unexpected things you would witness? Imagine and make a list of them.
5. Remember that you cannot make any interventions. How will you deal with the agony of being invisible and lacking any agency?
6. How long do you stay there? Why?
7. Imagine that you are coming back after you witnessed that slice of history. What have you learned? How have you changed? How are your observations different from what you read in history books? Imagine the lessons you would have learned.
8. Think of five other historical trips you would like to make. Which periods and/or events would you choose? Why?
9. Imagine that you can witness the earlier life of someone you know in person (using time travel). Who would you choose? Why?

Fahri Karakas is the author of the Self-making Studio. You can explore more here.