The Butterfly Effect

The phrase refers to the idea that a butterfly's wings might create tiny changes in the atmosphere that ultimately cause a tornado to appear (or prevent a tornado from appearing). The flapping wing represents a small change in the initial condition of the system, which causes a chain of events leading to large-scale phenomena. Had the butterfly not flapped its wings, the trajectory of the system might have been vastly different.


I hold in great awe to this movie attributing to the phenomenon. It was not only about how Evan tried playing God by changing his past, but for the main reasons why he did so.

By the way, I had taken a module explaining about the chaos theory mentioned above. I slept through most lectures, complete with falling notes following slipping desks, yet only listening closely to that particular lecture about this theory.

We often ask ourselves, what would and could have happened if we were to be that butterfly.

If I were that butterfly, I'd flap my wings to knock me out of my deep thoughts that led me to my accident.

But then again, if I was never knocked down, I'd probably never known how much my family and friends love me. :)

There can only be repercussions if we were ever to alter the smallest bit of our past.

Still, it keeps you pondering over which bits you want to change for the sake of someone you love, be it a lover or family member.

But of course, like they say, everything happens for a reason.

And as to how AZ loves saying this, "That's life."