Why is it that you always remember things with such fondness, and yet when you’re forced to remember the facts, or at the very least look at things the way they are now, things look different.
This entire line of thinking was bought on by an old flame who recently added me to Facebook. You know, you remember how someone looked 3 years ago, when you were busy lusting after them, and now you look through their current photos and realise that your tastes have either changed, or they have, or both (in this case, it’s a bit of both).
I don’t really have much more to offer on the subject, and I’ve probably already lost half my audience to Facebook because you’re busy trying to work out some back story you’re unlikely to hear, but I still feel conflicted about the whole topic.
Someone once told me that whoever wins the wars writes the history books, and while I guess this holds true for older histories, in 2008 we have the internet, and everyone has an outlet for expression, and for some, a way to record what is happening around them. Everyone is writing their personal history, which means the accuracy of things on a personal level is heightened, but that further fragments the shared history. What sort of affect this may have in the years to come can’t be foreseen, but it certainly makes these interesting times to be living in!
The mind (and mine in particular) can be a strange beast. I still want what I remember. What is there now isn’t anywhere near as appealing as it was two years ago when I couldn’t have it. There isn’t much else to do really but sigh and move on (again). I’m just left wondering what else do I remember that isn’t as rosy……
March 8th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Luke Luke… you’re being your usual conflicted self I see. Always lusting after the new, disappointed when things don’t stay the same.
When you look back at things and are surprised to see how different they are to what you remember, it doesn’t mean it’s time to move on, it means you HAVE moved on. Looking back or forwards too much can make you unhappy. Enjoy where you are now, remember where you’ve been and don’t forget where you’re going
As for your flame, yes I went and had a look. I think if it had worked out, they would certainly have got the better deal. Keep looking
March 9th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Three years is a long time to change. Even when I look back at photos from 4 years ago I looked alot different and very awkward and terribly thin. So people do change and tastes change as well I think. But because I give no acknowledgement to the past Im just going from pictures of myself.
Its good to see your sticking with your blog. I love reading blogs but completely given up on mine. I dont really want a document of the past because like I said it holds no revelance to me and when I started reading over my blog it was just dead memories. I think that could be an Aquarian thing ha !
But I think the main thinkg to remember is theres always the point old flames are old flames for a reason.