Some things are more precious because they don't last long... this is a quote that some of you may recognize if you read my last blog post. It comes from the book The Picture of Dorian Gray (a great book, if you haven't read it) and I'd like to talk about it for a little bit in this post. My dad commented on how I seldom give my thoughts on quotes anymore- but that in and of itself is a post for another day. Today, I'd rather appease him and give my thoughts on this quote; since it did spark a chain of thoughts in my head.
My response to this quote is- what of the things we think will last? I don't think this quote is incorrect in the message that it is trying to deliver, but I do think that it is lacking. Sometimes, we don't know if something is important until it has happened, or until it is too late. We don't know when things are precious, oftentimes until it's too late and the appreciation is lost in sorrow and regret. I know that the quote doesn't state that the person knows the moment won't last long- but I'm taking it that way because I don't think that looking back on the past... you can make a moment precious. If a moment is precious, it is because it is so in the moment. You can't recreate and redesign moments to your own liking once they've happened, you can only wistfully look back and APPRECIATE what once was. Perhaps that in and of itself is precious... but not the memory itself. A good example of this is my mother. I don't think any of us truly expected her to die at such a young age, despite her illness. Looking back on my memories with her? None of them are any more precious because of her death. If anything, remembering is more painful for me than anything else... what I'm trying to say is that the one way to combat regret for lost time is to live in the moment. Be happy with each day as it comes. Stop regretting what you can't change about the past and worrying about the possibilities that tomorrow holds- it isn't here yet, and you can handle it as it comes. It'll spare you a lot of lost appreciation for life- I promise. - Maddie
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