What is an alternate reality? An alternate reality is defined as a separate reality which co-exists in tandem with the current reality. There is no scientific explanation nor has it been proven but then it hasn’t stopped sci-fi writers from writing about it. I believe that there could be multiple alternate realities out there but then I have been conditioned in such a way that it’s gonna take a lot for me to actually believe what I think. I know that last statement was a bit confusing and contradicts itself. There are times when I wonder how my life would have been had I been living in an alternate world.

My alternate reality would probably be Utopian where nothing would go wrong. Perhaps in that world I would not have made many mistakes. I would have had a very normal childhood where I did get to spend a lot of quality time with both my parents instead of leading a life of solitude. My dad would have been the sort of person who would actually deliver on his promises and take us out for family outings. Life would be so good that my mum would have never sent me off to get tutored by our neighbor. Maybe that would have affected my ability to communicate with people but then at least I would get to spend my afternoons at home instead of staying away. In my world I would be able to do no wrong and would be able to achieve everything I desired. Life would be so good that there would be no crime at all. Terrorism would not exist as people of all races would get along with each other. Life would be so good that people could stay out late for hours without worrying about being maimed, robbed or murdered. In my reality Karachi would be a safe city where people could leave their houses unlocked, leave their possessions in their car without locking it and a place where people from different ethnic backgrounds would get along with each other.

Maybe in that reality my brother would have been alive and leading a healthy life. He would have gone on to marry, start his career as a diplomat working for the UN or maybe he would have gone on to become a documentary film maker. He would have been there to support me through all my trials and tribulations.

I am pretty sure I would not have gone on to study at Informatics nor would I have wasted 3 years of my life over there. I would have focused on my academics which would have guaranteed me a place at  a proper university where I would have gotten a proper education.

I could go on and on but then you all get the drift. It is a bit too much to dream of a perfect life in a perfect place where one could do things differently. Life is for living and one has to go through ups and downs in order to lead a proper life. I know it sounds clichéd but then that’s what life is all about. Life is full of cliches and there is nothing we can do about it. I know it’s all wishful thinking but then what can one do. I am a dreamer who doesnt do anything practical so all I can do is to imagine a world where everything is perfect.