Hello everyone! Today's writing prompt about our youthfull attachments has gotten me thinking about something spooky.👻

I've wondered about this spooky idea for a while now. When I remember my history, it's like the various stages of my life were experienced by a completely separate person, not me. I have the memories stored in my brain, but did my present consciousness experience those memories, or was it a spooky other consciousness living inside my body? 

Yes, this sounds very strange, I know.

For that matter, is the present consciousness writing these words right now, the same consciousness that was writing this post two minutes ago? I remember beginning to write it, but that is because my brain has stored the memory and it feels like time is flowing in a linear way.

Sadly, I can only experience this present moment, and no other moment in my past. Nor can I experience my future moments, if my theory is correct. 

I have a memory that has always stayed with me. I was around three or four years old. We were driving home from town. The same familiar road we travelled every single day. I knew it by heart. I still know it heart. But when I was looking out the window, everything was unfamiliar. My family didn't even seem familiar. Everything was strange. I asked my parents where we were going, and my dad incredulously answered that, of course, we were going home like we always do.

Afterwards, things looked familiar again. It was just for that small moment where my surroundings were strange and new. Did another consciousness slip into my body? Did it take a few moments for my brain to let it know what was going on? And then the memories in this brain informed them. The memories downloaded to their consciousness. 

Pretty far out in the left field, right? 😂

Or, hear me out on this strange thought. Perhaps more than one consciousness can inhabit our bodies at the same time. Ha! I am a determinist. According to Einstien's theory of relativity, time is an illusion. The past, present and future are all happening simultaneously and we live in a block universe. 

So if this theory is correct, that means everything that has happened or will happen, is happening right now. Which then means that everything we've experienced or will experience has already happened. It is all happening right now! This makes our experience of free will an illusion. It means everything we've ever experienced or will experience is predetermined. 

This of course also means that every person or creature that has ever existed on this planet, is actually existing right now. And we are being born and we are dying, right now, in this goddamn moment! What in the goddamn fuk is going on????

This would mean that we are basically on a ride. Like we are at an amusement park. It's important that we feel we are in control of our own lives though. We still make choices and decide things but those choices and decisions were always predetermined.

So if we are only along for the ride, here to experience living a human life, why can't more than one consciousness inhabit our bodies? We wouldn't know about each other of course. We would always feel like we are one person. 

Just some food for thought, lol!😂

Also, maybe we are living the life of one original consciousness. Where they originally had free-will and made choices. We are living their life now. Or experiencing their life. We feel like we are them but we are a carbon copy. 

I'm sure you all know by now that I'm off my rocker. 🤪 I like being an eccentric recluse. And I love sharing my weird ideas too. I'm not saying my theories are correct. I've thought a lot about this stuff, though, and it is what makes sense logically in my mind. 

Thanks for reading the writing of this present consciousness. It has been nice experiencing this moment.