I have a series of quote books that I just love. The newest in this series arrived today. While waiting for David to get out of school, I started reading the quotes and this one really struck me.
"Things never turn out exactly the way you planned. Growing up happens in a heartbeat. One day you’re in diapers, the next you’re gone, but the memories of childhood stay with you for the long haul. I remember a place, a house like a lot of houses, a yard like a lot of yards, on a street like a lot of other streets. And the thing is, after all these years I still look back in wonder." ~ Kevin Arnold (Narrator), The Wonder Years
When I read this…a ton of memories flashed before my eyes. I’m guessing it’s normal to be spending a lot of time reminiscing, especially considering the current state of my life. Some day, in the not too distant future, I suspect my Mom will either be gone from this world or not remember any of the people in it. It really makes me appreciate and miss the simpler times of childhood. It makes me want to re-establish contact with the people from that earlier time. The only problem with that is that they won’t be the way I remember them…everything will have changed, they will have grown older, like me. They will have families of their own, like me. They will have memories of their own that may no longer include me.
Some nights I dream of those simpler times…those dreams are so vivid, so life like.
Someone asked me if I could go back there knowing what I know now…would I? I don’t know, it would definitely be something to think on. What about you? Would you go back? Maybe that’s a topic for another post, another time. In the meantime, I will probably be dreaming about what was, and maybe a little of what could have been.
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