Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Past Quandaries....

Today was a day in which I carried out two deeds one for myself as well as one for my father as I think I mentioned.  And it’s all something that really went well.  So I thought I would write on something that I came up with as yeah I can be very perspective with things in life, and at the same time I do know that I am not perfect and I guess here on multiply we place all that to the way side. Or do we?  Doesnt our past define where we have been, rooted in a manner of making and shaping up whom we are?  In some manner a way which is a continual thread leading to where we are now? 

 

If we were struck with amnesia today and there was no recollection we would be required to carry on gaining a life's worth of wisdom without the luxury of our history.  However, for some that go through a situation whereby they have lost time, I do believe there isn’t a manner from which to retrieve, but there is the luxury of gaining by way of the luxury of moving ahead.  At that time there were no expectations, no opinions based on behavior, nor decisions we made.  We never assumed things we just did them. This is an old picture of myself my older brother and older sister. Yes I am the short guy...:)

Of course, I was aware of at a certain age of responsibilities beyond just living and enjoying each day.  But at an early age we all were gifted with the pleasure of not having to think with regards to what we did, we just did things without thinking.  And in some cases we learned and yet we certainly had some fun, ah yes up till the age of around seven years old, or around that age.  But yet within our past I am sure we revisit it and have pleasurable recollections, which did bring us to whom and what we are now.  Within recollections I find them to be of benefit with fond memories and as well I feel in some manner they give way to and understanding or some thread of what we are made of.

At any age do we completely stop?  I don't think we ever do.  I think that we all in our own manner go forward.  Otherwise we go forward in a manner as adults where we become people with old or current hopes unfulfilled.  There is always a way.  I don’t place a lot into age, as for myself, I believe that if we can mix our mature side and our child like side we can think outside of the status quo and embark on areas in which we might make mistakes – but we continually grow.  And how that is done is to each their own.  As no two people are alike, yet the respects of how people “do it”, is all that really matters.

 

I wouldn't trade my jaunts of the past as they have always leaded me towards the future in some manner...which leads me to where I am today. I don't think I would really desire it to be any other way in the manner in which we come into this world and go through the phases of life itself.

 

 

25 comments:

  1. Yes to be child like with a wisdom and mindfulness that comes from maturity. Nice write, Jack

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  2. Thank you Lyn this I finally can open up some of my writings....

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  3. Life is a journey but it's a trail in a manner...I thought about this write after todays date it's what it is, but how we are shape and do we ever stop growing? Teri, I don't think so. I have always maintained that we don't grow up - we grow ahead.

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  4. when it comes to the past I hold on to the memories I cherish and the rest is put aside...I look forward to the memories of tomorrow

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  5. Danette which is like a continual of sorts if you know what I mean. There may be a very fine line within each of us that never disappears but brings about the "tomorrows". I am sure you know what I mean.

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  6. most definitely ~ tomorrows are my motivation!

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  7. today is mine and it threads to the next day without thinking about it.
    However I am writing on it...:)

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  8. Your observations on life and growing older seem to parallel that of my own. A good post.

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  9. Jim I have never met you I have read your blogs and it seems so...

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  10. I think we are so blessed to have such a diversity of people from so many different experiences and backgrounds. We always strive to find commonality though. When Old Man and I travel or just go fishing we are always asking those questions that try to make us closer to the new person we have met. There are many different questions that we can ask to help us connect to others. It is kind of like a puzzle to sift through your collection and find the ones that fit best.

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  11. Oh, and by the way.... cute picture. I was just talking today to a friend about how little boys used to be dressed in mini-suits usually with bowties, for special occasions, when I was young. I had one Native boy who used to come to school in a suit. His mom won it at Bingo, and he was so proud of it. I would like to meet Jimmy again. He would be about 35 now and embarrassed probably that I remembered his suit. Even then they had gone out of fashion. I bet your sister was wearing white ankle socks.....and probably white patten leather shoes.

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  12. Karyn yeah that little guy is me but within it all yeah I do find that there is that thread I know that you know what I mean. I thought of this and I thought it was a something worth writing today as there is that thread that we all have since our beginnings.

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  13. Nice ponderings. Have a wonderful day.

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  14. Beautiful childhood picture and a great post,thanks for sharing.

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  15. Nice post Jack, thanks for sharing with us :-). Lovely childhood picture too...

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  16. jack, what a thought!!
    i do recall a time way back when i had a strange happening in my life. i was at school changing classes when suddenly i had no recollection of where i was or should be going. my only thought was that i should be in one of these classes somewhere in these corridors. when the bell rang i realized i had 5 mins to recall where i should be and find my class. i only knew to keep looking or moving ahead. i found a class that looked very familiar but the students there i did not know. it happened to be my art class but it was not art time, so i kept looking. the second tardy bell rang and i was late for class but finally after roaming the halls for some time i found my math class. everything suddenly seemed right and everything went back into perspective.

    so it seems that you have spoken some sort of truth when you realize gaining is in moving ahead. i am sure there are more depths to this truth, but this one spoke my name.

    i enjoyed the picture of your youth and as always these kind of writes certainly can relate to many people. yes we are very much molded by our up-bringing like it or not. some may even try hard to rebel from that depending on our appreciation and perspective of it. but it always brings some deep thought.

    (it was later that i found my experience was a fluke with a seizure disorder that i had not been bothered with for some time thus my confusion.)

    sorry for my lengthy reply.
    i don't have the luxury of taking in all your writes but i enjoyed this post.

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  17. thats a nice write there there is always a great moment for a child to remember beautiful moment in their life and by time goes by their grown and mature and pick up the wise way to carry for their maturity :) good write i like it

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  18. Lydia,
    That is a very interesting story, yeah something lead you from what I am understanding from your write here (thank you).
    How you gain perspective from looking and yet moving forward. I think that it is something that we all have as it's within that human factor or something within. When or what ever you wish to reply to is your own option.

    Said with respect. Thank you for your story...

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  19. Thank you Agnes, I wrote it yesterday and it's something that I felt that was worth the posting.

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  20. always try to leave the world a life a little better than it was yesterday

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