Can The Path You’re Taking Ever Be the Same Path Again?

Are we taking the same path we might have taken before?

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There are nearly 8 billion people on this planet. Each and every one of us have our own paths to choose from in this life. At a minimum, that means there are 8 billion paths.

Given that we all have more than one path to choose from, that number is probably exponentially higher. There are more likely billions upon billions, if not trillions of paths to choose from.

Some people will start on a given path and then leave it for one reason or another. Maybe they leave by choice — maybe not.

But what happens if they return to that path? Is it the same path they might have taken before?

Short answer — no. But that answer offers zero explanation.

What’s more, there are a multitude of reasons why the path you’re taking will never be the same again — even if the fundamentals are similar.

Let’s explore why this is.

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