Reflection
I heard a song this morning on the radio that was first recorded back in 1978.
Thirty years ago.
And yet, it seems like only yesterday to me when I first heard it.
Why does a span of thirty years seem so trivial to me now, but, when I was a teenager why did it seem that a time thirty years past was a completely different era?
June 9, 2008 at 11:40 am
Believe me, the puzzle deepens as the years go by, Tigeryogji.
June 9, 2008 at 11:44 am
I had a similar thought related to the time I lived in various residences. It always seems my first house growing up I spent the most time at. It turns out it was one of the shortest.
June 9, 2008 at 3:31 pm
No matter what my actual age is, I will always think of myself as the 24 year old me. I was working towards 24 from the time I was 15 and apparently I don’t want to let it go!
June 9, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Well, it’s simply because the song was from 1978 and all things from 1978 are magical. ;o)
June 9, 2008 at 11:47 pm
My father is scanning pictures of our family’s history – I can still recall smells and umpteen details about the circumstances of these pictures from 40+ years ago. I’m with Glegoly: I still think of myself as that young boy havin’ fun all the time!
June 10, 2008 at 6:21 am
Because… at age 15 one year = 7% of your whole live. At age 50, one year = 2% of your whole life. Of course, in fantasy fiction, the immortal Elves can never be hurried because after a few thousand years of hanging around, time ceases to have any meaning at all.
I’m a changeling, so I plan on living to be at least 150!
June 10, 2008 at 6:38 am
Time is a trickster.
June 10, 2008 at 10:58 am
What was the song!
June 10, 2008 at 11:02 am
this is an ageless issue; how did my life go by so quickly?
I feel the years zip by.
in contrast I asked the nephew this year what he wanted for his birthday, and please tell me soon as his birthday was a month away. He looked at me with horror – but uncle, it’s a month away! that is soooo looong away!
June 11, 2008 at 10:03 am
i hear ya darling…so we’d best enjoy them as they fly by so fast
xx
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