moments. 💭
I’ve been thinking about moments recently. I want to get to know them better, and not from a theoretical vantage point - I mean purely experiential.
A moment, to me, is a pocket of time that has a beginning and an end, and the arrangement of the world at that very time will never, ever be the same. The people you share it with, the physical space you occupy, and the discussions that are had will all erupt in flames eventually, and that moment will only exist in the outer cortex of the mind, available for reflection at any point; but never to be experienced again.
Expanding on what I’m saying, I don’t want to miss moments - I don't want to miss the ability to recognise moments, only to realise later on the beauty and uniqueness of the moment that wasn’t appreciated at the time. I guess the way to do such is to ‘live in the now’, whatever the fuck that actually means.
Excuse the profanity, but seriously, that term is thrown around like an old worn pair of grandma’s work boots on a rain-soaked day (I made that up, I have no idea what it means, but beat it). I think it’s borderline criminal that an idea of such complexity can be conveyed in four freakin’ words, as if it’s like ‘Yeah, man, we all do that and you’re missing out duuuuude’. I don’t think this to be the case.
The point that I’m trying to make is; that moments are important to recognise, because the truth is, they will never come around again. Things inherently change, people change, places change, growth occurs, lives develop, and then suddenly that moment is a distant memory, blowing in the cool afternoon breeze of the past.
Individual moments thread together to create the narrative of a life - our lives, meaning they are a real part of us. In the end, the weaving together of these moments will be all we have, and I suspect that if you don’t take time to immerse yourself in the moment, to appreciate it, and to live it, then you’ll miss out on a great, big chunk of life.
I don’t want that. I want to become more familiar with moments. I want to share the air they breathe, become well acquainted, and look back on them with a smile.