Thursday, December 8, 2011

Mapping Memories
















Reminiscing over glorious youth and solidarity... It brings back memories of good times. The time when I skipped classes to enjoy the summer breeze with friends, the time when I found out the person I was flirting with was also into me and, of course, the time when I came home late after watching my all time favorite rock band!

I'm guessing memories center on ol' friends. Sometimes I wonder what's so wrong with my current life that I need to evoke memories of my distant past. Reunions mean connecting with ol' friends and then creating something more out of that, and I'm glad that I've been reuniting with my ol' friends - talking about one's experiences in order to reflect on and recapture significant events of a lifetime. We all live in the present, yet we still carry our "past" selves with us throughout our lives. We are part of a rich history that needs to be shared and preserved. The stories we tell about our lives are also important sources of self-identity and enable us to explore and relate our past to the present.

Remembering the past can bring a new awareness to the present, I guess. Oh how I wish I could go back to those foolish years! x

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