Nostalgia and other such heavy emotions
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Thread Topic: Nostalgia and other such heavy emotions
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Today, I went through my pictures. I scanned through pictures of my friends and old vacations. I found pictures of my girlfriend and my dog, and even some random internet memes. But as I progressively delved deeper into my pictures I came to realize what I was actually doing. I was peering back into my history. I saw friends who I no longer knew, a young couple still clasped in a loving hug. Both participants now apart and moved on. I found pictures of snowstorms from years back. The excitement long passed and the memory slowly fading.
As I continued to self impose this sinking feeling, I gave a heavy sigh. So much of life is lost. The future is indeterminate, and the present is infinitly small. All of life that you have ever known, has been lived in the past. I continued to flip through pictures until I came to one that gave me pause. It wasnt a very old picture. It was from last June I believe. I was with another girl at the time and the picture was of her and I sitting on a rock by a creek. She sat on my lap in her bathing suit and my chin rest comfortably over her shoulder. I can still close my eyes and feel all of it. Her warm soft back pressed against my bare chest. The light smell of nature and algae in the air; earthy but pleasant. The cool clear water rushing between our toes as our feet gently brushed together. I remember that I was happy back then. It's amazing how little we notice something when it's happening. And it's amazing how much we remember when it can never happen again.
The human mind is a cruel thing. It has the ability to relive every happy moment you've ever felt, and yet only lets you taste them when you are cold and alone. It teases you with your own happiness and flaunts you with your own smile.
But who knows. Our minds are our own. Maybe we can close our eyes, and relive those happy moments. You never know what will stick... -
Its really quite sad..
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awh. sometimes I hate memories...
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That was so poignant and riveting. So exquisitely executed. Feelings presented that we all can understand. Feelings that we all can connect to. A finely painted analysis of the emotions that leave me overwhelmed and confused, suddenly, I can comprehend it now greatly than ever before.
Simply beautiful. -
memorys.can.be.very.painful
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This thread hurts deep.
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