A new year's first day is a time to recollect and remember, to look back and think. Maybe so... maybe not !!
I've never been a good one to look back. What's the point ? It's over. Been there already, done it all. I'm good at not looking back.
That I spent my life flying and going to places and taking no pictures, none. Friends and family always asked me for photos to look at, and I always said there aren't any, just my memory of it.
My wife and friends though seem to photograph everything. We just had over a hundred photos of our family gathering for this past Xmas period. Pictures of us, our smiles, the tree, gifts under the tree, and always the food at the table.
Face book pages overflow already with dozens of photos , and I mean it could reach the hundreds.
Speaking of Face book, I'm always intrigued by people who reminisce about their breakfast or brunch, or the taste of a prepared dish. It would never occur to me to look back on my brunch or dinner, and for sure not the taste of food, yes it was good, but no need to dwell on it.
That's why I have always been more interested in the year and times ahead, in the future and not the past, what the future might bring, what might happen, the surprise of it all.
I'm now in my sixty-something year of age and still looking forward to getting older, and years to come, I've always looked to older age and ahead times as better in my life.
Maybe the future isn't what it used to be thirty years ago, but it's the all exciting future nonetheless.
Happy new year everyone, let the next adventure begin.
thanks for your time, again happy and happy, salamat.
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quand a moi, Sometimes I do look back. For example I do look back at the wonderful feasts/meals that you conjured up during our fabulous Christmas time with you and Nona. Your cuisine prowess is truly something to experience. I also love all the pictures which to me is a reminder that "these are the good times" we are now living, before it all goes belly up one way or the other. Life is pretty much designed to kick you in the end and we have so much to lose. so enjoy the moments and all that....
ReplyDeleteI wish you all the best Captain and I salute you and also commend your optimism to always look ahead positively.
"It's only with the heart that one can see rightly: what is essential is invisible to the eye".