There are have been a lot of movies made recently that focus on the concept of a multiverse. A lot of super hero movies. “Spiderman: Across the Spider-verse”. “Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” And non-super hero ones. “Sliding Doors.” “Coherence.” And most recently (and famously), “Everything Everywhere All At Once.”
It’s kind of crazy to wrap your head around, right? The concept that there could be multiple universes. Multiple versions of YOU. Multiple timelines where you might have made different choices and things would have turned out quite differently. The thought of even catching a glimpse of what life would be like with the change of one single choice is kind of mind boggling. What if I hadn’t gone to that college? What if I hadn’t went to that party? What if I hadn’t bought that plane ticket? What if I hadn’t crossed the street in that exact moment?
It’s an interesting thought experiment. And it gets me to thinking about my life. Right now. In THIS Universe. And I start to ask myself the question “Would I want to live in a universe where I have made that choice?” Whatever it may be. Big or small. Where I made the choice to hold the door for the person behind me, or to take a deep breath before responding to my tantrum stricken toddler, or to lay on the couch versus working out (side note: there are many times I choose laying on the couch, and that is totally fine. I still love that universe. Rest is important.). Or to write that blog post, or apply to grad school, or call my mother. It’s all about who you want to be. And who you want to become. Because this is YOUR universe. And you get to make of it what you want.
“The only thing I do know is that we have to be kind. Please, be kind. Especially when we don’t know what’s going on.”
~Waymond Wang from Everything Everywhere All at Once
In your universe, do you want to live in a universe where you have made that choice?