Here we go again. Thanks to @Megebee for helping out this time. Anyone else want to contribute? Just let me know, as always ....
When thinking about the opportunity to go back in time, my first instinct was to pick a point in my life that I could go back and change, in the hopes it would alter the course of all the bad things that have happened since. But I realized that changing those bad times would change me as well. Out of some of the worst moments in my life have come the greatest blessings. I don’t want to take back those moments, because they shaped me into the person I am today, and I will be the first to tell you that I’m pretty awesome!
So, where would I like to go? I have always been a huge history buff. But there is one era in history that I have studied more than any others. I want to go to Ancient Egypt, say around 2600 BC, and meet the great Imhotep. He was an architect and engineer, said to be responsible for the design of the earliest known pyramid. He was a commoner who was given divine status after death; something typically reserved for much higher men.
The fact these ancient people were able to build such an incredible civilization, make such advancements in medicine, and have the insight to yearn to live for eternity, is awe-inspiring. So much of what was achieved has been lost. I would love to find one thing; just one achievement from that time, that could help people in modern times. Perhaps they had a cure for cancer, or various other diseases? Or a mechanical invention that could make our modern buildings stronger? Or maybe they truly hold the secret to eternal life? I say let’s go find out. It would help to fulfill a second lifelong dream of mine: to make a serious, lasting impact on society. (Okay, who am I kidding? I really just want to be famous!)
Because who wouldn’t want to be immortal?
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