You know how something can be good for so long? Like, something you never expected, just sweeping in out of the blue and making you smile and see rainbows everywhere and look at the world completely differently?
And then suddenly it was gone.
I guess I'm not making much sense. I've just never been one for nostalgia, and it's hitting me kind of hard. Looking back on things with a friendly eye makes you look at things a certain way, when looking at the reality as it exists in front of you right now--lying and dishonest and pathetic--is kind of like looking through someone else's glasses.
What has your experience with nostalgia been?
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ReplyDeleteBittersweet. I miss things from the past, really miss them. Some of them I miss in the memory of what could have been, and others I miss for themselves.
ReplyDeleteThe past is a foreign country that speaks a different language. It's a place where the rituals of life look strange and unless we can see things clearly, we are always several steps removed from it.
ReplyDeleteWhen I'm emotionally troubled, my mind tends to exaggerate the feelings I have about the past. The bad parts seem worse than they were, the happy parts seem happier.
After a while, I realise that I can't recreate that past, only make a new future. I also realise that I can't change others, or force them to join me on my path.
Sometimes, my emotions can take over for a while and lead me to do and say things I later regret. Hence distracting myself by doing something else is ALWAYS a good idea and something I seem to do as a matter of course.
The great thing about the past, though, is this foreignness and familiarity. It can help me make decisions by drawing on the experience of that past. It can also give me strength by reminding me why I made my choices. I don't regret the past, only how it turned out.
Somethings don't turn out as well as I expected, but most of the time that's because of the decisions and actions of others, not me.
I can't control the world's economy, but it affects my life and caused two redundancies in the past twenty years. I can't control the decisions of those I loved, but they hurt.
I CAN control how I deal with the present and the plans I make for the future.
Nostalgia's good for perspective, and a great tool for crafting words. :)
ReplyDeleteI am a very nostalgic person, and my best writing scenes draw heavily on it. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd, I noticed some folks were talking about the economy -- they're building new restaurants near Dayton, Ohio. I think we'll all bounce back, given time. In the meantime, it's probably a little good for us to tighten our belts and fight our way free.