Nothing lasts Forever here.
02/23/2022
The fact that almost everything in this world has its limit is both beautiful and scary. It makes us worried of what's to come, and that fear encourages us to treasure what we enjoy, as long as it lasts.
The undeniable truth is, limitation's mostly present in the things we treasure—even people we cherish.
Time never stops, we just sometimes feel that it does. It neither slows down nor speeds itself up. Regardless, it is the most common factor of endings. Memories, events, material things, even lives.
The Material things we treasure
What is your most treasured object today? Mine is not only one. First off, cellphone. Next one, my important documents, such as Identification cards, records, among others. I always keep my phone with me, while the papers are kept in one secure place.
You may now think of other sentimental things, such as gifts from your friends, photographs, or souvenirs from the places you visited.
Even we try our best to take care of these things, these have their limitations. Over time, they undergo the unavoidable wear and tear, to the point we would have to let these go.
I remember one particular thing that hurt me the most when I had to let it go. It's my favorite bag. It's a blue back pack that I really loved bringing with me to the school. Maybe it's because my favorite color is blue, that's why. Or maybe because it's something I really wanted to buy back then. And mom bought it for me.
Anyway, looking back to it just makes me smile now. My parents thought me to value what we have, not just because others struggle in having stuffs, but also because it's a fruit of someone's labor. Now that I am also a working person, I have understood more the meaning of valuing material things.
Memories
Valuable moments are best kept inside our hearts. Do you have a beautiful memory you always remind yourself of?
Whenever I am sad, I remember the happy moments with the people I love. Their smiles strengthen me, and give me the will to go on, even things get really tough.
As much as we'd love to just collect more memories, I also believe that there are moments not worth keeping. Not necessarily bad memories, but maybe those that will encourage us to prison ourselves in a painful past. Years ago, I have read that forgetting some things is also healthy for the brain, as it helps us rid of information we don't really need, and helps us solve problems better, why? Because we are not distracted by useless ideas and memories popping up in our consciousness.
As we grow old, our ability to remember also gradually fails. More so to those certain people who becomes more forgetful than normal, for example, people with Alzheimer's Disease.
I have watched a Korean Drama wherein the lead character eventually lost his memories, because of such disease. It was a heart-breaking drama to watch, and unfortunately, it happens in reality.
Now, after emphasizing how even our memories will soon fade, isn't it just nice and smart to cherish those moments as long as they're there? And make new beautiful ones, so we can have something that would make us smile, in the absence of material things.
I could just remain lying down all night, re-living happy memories from the past, especially those tines when I won an award or something.
Relationships
Everyone has at least one experience of ending relationship. At least one.
It just does not revolve around romantic relationship, but to all kinds. People come and go, an example of a sad truth that we have to accept.
I am quite sure you remember at least one person that you used to be so close to, and now, that bond is just not there anymore. Am I right?
I remember this one classmate I had on my 6th grade. We were really close, to the extent that her other friends became jealous of us. Well, how about now? We maybe friends in Facebook, but we haven't messaged each other in years—almost eleven years. And if you'd ask me what happens once we run into each other, I can confidently tell you that we may not even smile at each other. I might be too shy and awkward to even glance at her.
This is not just one instance in my life. I have mets lots of people than I could actually remember. And right now, I still wonder where these people are.
Only one thing is sure, though. The once strong bond that has been formed in the past, will always be a part of our existence. Things may never be the same as before, but what happened and what was forged in the past, surely contributed to the persons we are today.
They also said that people come into our lives for at least one reason. These people may have made us the happiest person, or maybe the ones that hurt us so bad. Yet, these encounters made us stronger, helped us realize many things we would not learn unless we met them.
Lives
This is not supposed to be this sad, but we, people have our own deadlines, too. Who knows? No one, for sure, but our Creator.
Just thinking about a perishing loved one is painful enough, and I don't want to dwell into this fact.
Let me just emphasize the thing we should do while we are still here, work on leaving an eternal legacy. A legacy worth remembering. I am also working hard to make this a reality, being someone that creates a beautiful, though small, impact to someone else's life, most especially to my loved ones.
I want them to remember that there is at least one person that loved them, cared for them, and cherished them dearly. I want to be someone that lives in someone's memory, that such memory makes her/him smile, not angry nor sad.
We are not perfect, and we make mistakes from time to time, but what matters is how we act on it. How we reflect and take proper actions to make up for it, and ensure that we'll do better in the future.
No one lives forever. We may just have different departure times, but we'll all get there. And while that time is still not knocking on our doors, let's focus on living. That's the point of life.
Life is too short to live like a zombie.
What's up, Wednesday?
And like everything else I mentioned here, this article is also coming to an end. My brain is also at its limit for tonight. LOL.
I still got a lot of things to talk about when it comes to endings, such as load subscription, feelings, stories, favorite TV shows, songs, and more of them. What did I forgot to mention?
Okay, so these are the random thoughts I had while I was listening to a song. How finite almost everything actually is, how it made me feel—that scary yet beautiful feeling.
I hope you could share your thoughts about this, and add more inputs if you want. I would love to talk to you about it.
Thanks for coming by, until next time.
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yes I agree, nothing last forever but the memories. The memories of those people whom for once touched our lives. And the only constant in this world is changed.