What a Year It's Been!
I've somehow never been able to look back at years gone by, and elicit anything more than a shrug. OK - so time passes by, we do stuff, and life goes on.
Once a moment has gone, the only thing that lives on is the memory of the moment. And that memory is malleable. You can trim it and shape it to suit your needs. In fact, I read somewhere (I think it was the Economic Times) that what we remember are in fact just stray bits and pieces, and the rest we actually reconstruct. It's like we tear up a shirt and store just the collar and cufflinks, and the rest we fill in!
There's also a noticeable difference between what I remember and what DH remembers. I tend to remember how I felt - I hated the place or loved the music. DH is a veritable sponge for facts. For example, we were flipping channels, and came across this guy Peyton Manning, who I think is currently the Indianapolis Colts quarterback. Now DH has a terrible memory when it comes to names, faces, dates, etc. Imagine to my surprise, when he remembered Manning from the time we stayed at Nashville, TN - which was a good 9 years ago - and he isn't even a football fan!
But I digress here. Not that it really matters, because I think I will remember this year more for li'l D than anyone else. The way she's blossomed out from a quiet, underweight infant when we brought her home, to a naughty, smart, and talkative toddler. Our happiness every time the doctor commented that she was a lovely baby and we had done a great job! I think that's the single dominating fact that will linger on.
No - make that two dominating facts. This year I began blogging. I first blogged at Sulekha, and then moved to blogspot. I've learnt so much, and I've enjoyed myself quite thoroughly. I've read fantastic stuff, made some incredible friends, met some wonderful bloggers....something I would never, ever have dreamt of!
Some unpleasant memories will linger - the year was not so good for some people close to me, and I do hope it clears up for them soon. The tsunami wrought such a heart-breaking end to the year - I can only hope and pray for the survivors.
Life, however, is resilient. And I have this ability to somehow fade-out all the bad memories. I live life nowadays like a person placidly sailing down a river in those tyre-tubes. I admire the scenery as I pass by it, and leave every past moment behind.
So, New Year - here I come. Where will you take me?
Wishing everyone a Very Happy New Year!
Once a moment has gone, the only thing that lives on is the memory of the moment. And that memory is malleable. You can trim it and shape it to suit your needs. In fact, I read somewhere (I think it was the Economic Times) that what we remember are in fact just stray bits and pieces, and the rest we actually reconstruct. It's like we tear up a shirt and store just the collar and cufflinks, and the rest we fill in!
There's also a noticeable difference between what I remember and what DH remembers. I tend to remember how I felt - I hated the place or loved the music. DH is a veritable sponge for facts. For example, we were flipping channels, and came across this guy Peyton Manning, who I think is currently the Indianapolis Colts quarterback. Now DH has a terrible memory when it comes to names, faces, dates, etc. Imagine to my surprise, when he remembered Manning from the time we stayed at Nashville, TN - which was a good 9 years ago - and he isn't even a football fan!
But I digress here. Not that it really matters, because I think I will remember this year more for li'l D than anyone else. The way she's blossomed out from a quiet, underweight infant when we brought her home, to a naughty, smart, and talkative toddler. Our happiness every time the doctor commented that she was a lovely baby and we had done a great job! I think that's the single dominating fact that will linger on.
No - make that two dominating facts. This year I began blogging. I first blogged at Sulekha, and then moved to blogspot. I've learnt so much, and I've enjoyed myself quite thoroughly. I've read fantastic stuff, made some incredible friends, met some wonderful bloggers....something I would never, ever have dreamt of!
Some unpleasant memories will linger - the year was not so good for some people close to me, and I do hope it clears up for them soon. The tsunami wrought such a heart-breaking end to the year - I can only hope and pray for the survivors.
Life, however, is resilient. And I have this ability to somehow fade-out all the bad memories. I live life nowadays like a person placidly sailing down a river in those tyre-tubes. I admire the scenery as I pass by it, and leave every past moment behind.
So, New Year - here I come. Where will you take me?
Wishing everyone a Very Happy New Year!
posted by thoughtraker at 10:37 AM
2 Comments:
First of all, thanks for enabling the anon comments :) Second of all, congratulations for the kiddo! It must be a totally new experience raising a kid, and obviously you seem to have done a good job of it.
Wish you a happy new year!
-TII
Happy New Year to you too, TII!
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