Echoes of Time: Memories and the Passage of Life
The past holds memories from another time, preserved as untouchable relics.
At any time, a memory evoked through a picture or even something as subtle as a smell can transport us back to a different time.
All we can do is hope that the memory that finds us is a good one, and hopefully, what we relive is worthy of our moments.
The good memories of our past give us comfort. They are the special places that never changed. They are the places that time decided to ignore.
These are the places to which I find myself traveling here and there.
I'm sure you've taken a trip or two as well.
That's the thing with the past; we can only visit it once it's happened.
These are treasures that fill the void of today when it feels impossible to go on so we can steal the smiles and laughter that were.
While it's great to travel to yesterday and at times necessary, it's important not to stay there for too long because the rain that represents the demands of existence also carries the seeds of new memories that are beckoning to be born.
A time will come when the void you and I feel will be strong again, and another past memory that isn't as far away will help us come back home, perhaps a little more quickly, so we can seize this very moment again.
With love,
Anand