Traveling in Time

Could we time travel?

Would you like to change something in your past? Or perhaps you want to leave something behind to move on with your life?

Fleur, a young girl on her way to school, was drawn to an unusual sight along the modern Rue Saint-Lazare in Paris. As she walked, a strange, disconcerting noise echoed from a nearby alley, its entrance bathed in an eerie, ethereal glow. The rhythmic clatter of hooves against stone heightened the mystery. Yet, instead of fear, Fleur felt only curiosity—a genuine, childlike boldness that urged her forward. She followed the sound into the alley—and the sunlight faded into a smooth fog.

As Fleur ventured deeper, something shifted. The hum of traffic had vanished. The only sound that remained was the steady, echoing rhythm of hooves. She looked back and realized she had just walked through an archway. Above it, she read the words:

"Passage Tivoli – 1826."

Her pulse quickened as she turned toward the second arch, expecting to step back into the world she once knew. The passage had two arc-shaped tunnels as if one was meant for entering and the other for returning. But the glow had faded, and the distant noise she had followed now felt very real.

Emerging from the passage, she was met with a world both exquisite and unsettling. The city around her was still Paris, yet unmistakably different. The air carried the echoes of distant voices and horse-drawn carriages. Fleur had started her walk on Rue Saint-Lazare in modern Paris—but time itself had rewritten the world around her.

1826? she thought.

Fleur was ten years old, an imaginative child. She was brave, and confident—except when it came to history and geography at school.

Certain that she had arrived in 1826, she decided to buy a newspaper. Who will believe me if I don’t bring proof back? she thought, her excitement growing as if she already knew how to return to her distant future.

Original from www.roger-viollet.fr, Adapted for D.E.

As she walked down the street, she spotted a newspaper boy shouting, "Extra! Extra!" The boy seemed joyful. Fleur approached him, handing over a coin - as she had seen others do. Taking the newspaper, she hurried back to Passage Tivoli.

"I can go home now," she thought.

But when she reached the alley, Passage Tivoli was no longer there. Confused, she turned around — As the newspaper boy ran after her.

The boy, who looked about three years older than her, had thin features and short brown hair that glimmered in the sun. He seemed upset.

"That was an awful joke," he said, holding up the coin she had given him. It was dated 2024.

Fleur tried to walk away, but she needed help. She glanced at him, then down at the newspaper she had just bought.

March 31, 1900.

"What? I thought it was 1826!" she screamed.

"Are you lost in time, girl? 1826?"

"But… Passage Tivoli had a sign reading 1826…"

The boy burst into laughter again. "Passage Tivoli? It was demolished in 1886!"

"Are you okay, girl? 1826? Are you some sort of vampire?" he joked, watching her carefully.

Fleur froze, astonished. The only thing that left her lips was, "Why… why aren’t you in school?"

The boy hesitated. School had never been an option for him—he had to work to survive.

Desperate for help, Fleur decided to tell the truth. "I’m not a vampire! I don’t know how I got here! I just want to go home." She pulled out her ID and broke into tears.

Her raw, genuine distress made it impossible for him to doubt her. When he looked at Fleur's ID, he fainted.

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"I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to scare you! Please, believe me! Help me!"

The boy stirred, smiling weakly. "I’m okay. I believe you. And I’m not scared. It’s just…" He took a deep breath, still pale as he whispered,

"My name is Pietr Laframboise."

Fleur’s heart pounded. The only piece of history she actually knew well was that of her own family. Laframboise.

She was Fleur Laframboise.

She knew how proud her grandfather was of Pietr and his legacy, and how he had taught his grandfather’s father to build a better life.

Tears streamed down her face as she told Pietr everything—how he and his son had worked tirelessly to create a future where her family thrived. "Because of you, my father and grandfather gave me the life I have now. But I don’t know how to get back to it anymore."

She wiped her tears. "And I’m starting to get hungry. I was so worried about failing my history exam, and now here I am—stuck in history in the worst possible way."

Pietr, despite his young age, gave her a reassuring look far beyond his years. Life had toughened him. Looking at Fleur, he felt a deep sense of responsibility for her.

They sat and talked. Pietr told her that, as of today, a new law had just limited the workday for women and children to eleven hours—which meant he would have time to rest, for once. Fleur, embarrassed, told him about her school struggles and how foolish her worries seemed now, compared to his reality.

She looked at Pietr as if he were much older than he was.

Taking her hands, he said, " The future isn’t set—you can still change it." He wiped her tears. "I’m proud of you and what you’ll become. And we’ll figure out a way to get you back. But first, you need to eat—and I don’t have money."

Pietr grabbed some newspapers and handed them to Fleur.

"Sell these. Help me."

Selling newspapers with her great-great-grandfather transformed Fleur. It became the lesson she needed to change her own life. By the end of the day, she felt grateful.

When they walked back, Passage Tivoli was there once again.

At the entrance, Pietr handed her three worn coins. "Whenever you feel like you can’t do something," he said, "I want you to look at these coins and remember—you already did."

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Now, it's your turn!

What if you could travel to the past, as Fleur did? You may not face issues at school, but you encounter even more complex situations to solve. There are different decisions to make—things you’d want to change.

Will we ever be able to break the barrier of space-time? Are we capable of altering our past choices, granting us a better life today?

Let's say you can come back in time. What would you do? What would you like to change?

The year is 2025. You're not in the future. Let’s repeat that: it is 2025. But you realize there’s something you could have done differently in your past—something that could have improved your life.

Luckily, let’s imagine you can go back in time. You get your ticket, step aboard, and prepare for one of the most focused trips of your life—the one that will change your future.

The good news? This is all possible! This is not a joke. You can change your past and leave behind events from your current life—things that no longer serve you. We’ll show you how. Ready? Let's GO!

Let’s start by using our imagination. The year is now 2035.

But, contrary to what you might think, you’re not in the future. You haven’t broken the space-time barrier! So, let’s repeat that: 2035 is our current year.

In 2035, you realize there’s something you could have done differently in 2024—something that would have changed your life for the better now, in 2025, if only you had decided to do it back then. Luckily, you have the chance to go back in time. There’s a time machine in your present—2035. You board, sit down, and prepare for the trip. We’re heading back to 2025!

This time machine exists inside of you, dear reader. What will you change in your "past”? What will you change in 2025 that will improve your life in 2035?

Some people may notice a harmful habit. Some people may see a problem in a relationship. What about you? What is it you perceive now that could negatively impact your life in 2034?

On the other hand, what do you know that can make you thrive in 2034 (not necessarily now) if you properly give them the attention and care they deserve? 

Somehow, we already have many of these answers inside of us. Focusing on what we can do instead of what we cannot do increases our chance of success.

Your past is now and your future is ahead! You can change your history to improve your following years.

This time machine can work indefinitely. As long as you keep it running, you can always observe and change your "past self" from your desired future.

It can be inspiring to see yourself as a time traveler. It boosts your energy and strength, helping you start making changes today. As Tony Robbins says: "By changing nothing, nothing changes."

Therefore, wake up your inner child, start seeing yourself as someone from the future who’s come back to 2025, and make the changes you know you’d like to make now.

What about those things we don't know we need to change? What if we make a mistake that affects our future?

I can sense some of these questions emerging. By the way, we can't always predict everything.

The answer is simple: Invest in yourself. The most purposeful work we will ever do is within ourselves. Get to know who you are and what lies behind your feelings and motivations. Ask yourself questions. Seek the truth by looking inside, instead of judging the world. Be genuine. Transcend your own understanding: Seek God. Invest in becoming the best version of yourself with love, calm, and stillness! You will never reach 100%. Nobody does. Just make sure you keep moving forward.

Remember, proper knowledge takes time. It doesn’t necessarily happen in just a few days.

If you're truly authentic about who you are, whenever you find yourself trying to change something in your past, you’ll soon be at peace, knowing you did the best you could with the resources you had at that time. If you didn’t know how to do things differently before, that’s okay. You know now, and that’s part of the beauty of life.

One of the easiest ways to ensure we're living life to its fullest is by asking: Would I die for the things I do today that require most of my time, effort, and resources? This includes everything: our work, the way we work, the way we live (are we wasting time being anxious?), our relationships—everything!

If we find incongruity in our answer, what can we do to make our lives more meaningful?

Some people do things because they believe they have to. However, there’s always something we can do, and we alone, to improve our lives. You don't have to do anything. You choose to. How could you do things differently, or what focus should you give to whatever you do? What is worth your time, and what is not? What is crucial for you? Do you know the purpose of your life? Do you know yourself, and who would you like to become? If we bring this focus to the circumstances we believe we can’t escape from, we’ll be able to make the changes we need. It may not always be perfect, but we will find ways to save our energy and resources, perhaps building something new and better in the long run.

Failure becomes feedback. Problems become the possibility of discovering something new, different, and better. So, take heart and live for what is worth dying for.

What about those things we wish to forget, things that no longer serves us? 

What about those things we wish to forget, things that no longer serve us?

A painful memory, fears, worries? Is there anything you would like to leave behind? Have you ever considered doing something about those things? You can use your inner time machine again to leave whatever bothered you in the past, along with those things that have passed.

Remember to forget those things! Even if there is still a part of your soul insisting on feeling whatever you feel because of whatever happened to you. How would it feel to leave those feelings and memories, the things that have already passed, in the past? Sounds confusing?

How would you feel relocating a feeling or situation that annoys you now to the past, using your inner time machine—the past where everything you’ve already forgotten is? Put those things in the machine, send them to your forgotten memories, and move forward.

As Pietr told his great-great-granddaughter, "The future isn’t set—you can still change it."

Dream about who you want to become by focusing on what you can do today. You choose how you feel, not your circumstances. You control your actions. While you cannot control the world around you, you get to control what you do about it.

Your Time Machine Awaits

Where are you leading your life? The possibilities are endless, but the key is in your hands.

Like Fleur, we all have moments when we wish we could rewrite the past. But the truth is, our future isn’t dictated by what’s behind us. You are shaping it right now—every time you resignify a past experience and move forward. You can travel anytime. You can shift your mindset, your feelings, and your decisions in the present to create a future that reflects the person you truly want to become—NOW!

And if something feels unbearable, we can—and should—transcend our understanding. Look at the skies and recognize how vast, how far beyond comprehension they are. In the same way, there is a God beyond time and space—transcending everything seen and unseen—waiting to give you a life and a future, if only you call upon His name.

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