Saturday, September 20, 2008

Nostalgic moments and the antediluvian

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealised past.

More often than not, you'd hear your friends talk about "the good ol' days". Indeed, enjoying the present isn't nearly as appreciated as looking back on it wishing you could enjoy it again.

Unfortunate, possibly otherwise, then that I should be one of those people. I would certainly not object to going back to a moment in the past, irked that the present isn't good enough and almost certain the future would leave so much to be desired.

We can only hold to them fast as memories and not foolishly wish the unthinkable. Is it unbecoming of me to look to the past so fondly and miss those I have met and left behind?