Would You Still?

It is often said that hind sight is 20/20. The whole idea of this is you can look back throughout life and see what you have done and see the consequences of every action that has been taken.

Looking back in history, we see many civilizations that have fallen for one reason or another. One example that I am thinking of is the Aztecs and Cortes. Cortes sailed from Spain and landed in what would be Mexico today. The Aztecs through their history had been told of a white god that was supposed to come again. When Cortes arrived with his ships and his people and items from Spain that they had never seen before, the Aztecs thought this was the return of the great white god. They ultimately gave Cortes everything and they were soon overthrown causing the end of their great empire.

If they would have known that Cortes was going to use them, steal all of their wealth, and decimate their empire, would they still have let him land on their shores? I know that this is a very drastic example, but when we look at our lives it is hard to say what we would do.

Would you become friends with someone who you knew in the future would hurt you? It is really hard to say, because up until that point that friendship could be the most amazing friendship that one could have. You could share special moments and have a deep connection that can't be broken. You can know that they are hurting before they know it. You could be the closest and best of friends. Then one day, for whatever reason, that close friendship has to change. You still want it to be as close as it was before, but it just can't be. Knowing all of this, would you become friends in the first place? Would you make that relationship happen knowing that the outcome isn't going to work in your favor? Is it worth losing all of the great times and memories to not have to feel pain?

I guess it just depends on the person...