Nostalgia

Last night I was talking with a friend of mine online and we both mentioned that we had recently watched a video I made a few years ago in which I incorporated bits and pieces of silly videos I had filmed of himself and all our friends back home in New Brunswick. It seems that being away from home has had us thinking about many of the good times we had back home back in "the day" so to speak. I myself had actually just watched all our old videos just hours before and found myself feeling quite nostalgic. I found it quite a coincidence that we would have both been reliving our memories by watching this video within a few days of each other.

After I had finished talking with my friend, who also lives outside of New Brunswick now, as well, it occurred to me that the days we filmed some of the clips in this video are either over, or nearly, five years old now. It was at that point I had a classic "Where has the time gone?" moment, as people often do when thinking back on days past. It's just so hard to believe how long ago these days where. I'm sure before I know it I'll be looking back on these videos again realising it's been ten years feeling exactly the same as I do about it now. In one sense those days do feel like they were a long while ago because so much has changed in my life since then, but on the other hand I still can't believe some of them were filmed nearly five years ago.

It is sad sometimes looking back on one's memories and realising that no matter how hard you try you'll never be able to relive those days. The best one can do is make the best of to-day and hope they will be remembered just as fondly in five years time. That being said, like it or lump it the good memories of years gone by are past, and your life will never be as free as it was back in the days you had few responsibilities and nothing to worry about other than keeping out of trouble and what silly video you're going to film next...