The Good Old Days

In life we never seem to appreciate something until its gone away. Much like most things are, this is a most frequently used phrase when speaking of a failed relationship or a passing loved one, but It goes much deeper then that. With each moment that passes each of us sit in quiet envy of “a better time” or “the good old days” never fully understanding that each passing moment will most likely one day fit into that category. Think of the different places you have lived as you’ve grown and how each location seems to differentiate each chapter in your timeline. I know I have personally been many places in my twenty four years on this planet, and it never fails me to think about a previous year and how much more exciting I thought it to be then the present. “I wish it was like that again”... I would catch myself saying. Then as another year passes and I move on to a different existence and somehow find myself thinking about how much better the previous year had been. Although at the time you may not believe it, each moment of our lives we are living in “the good old days” and if we could somehow teach ourselves to look at the present for what it will one day mean to us, then I believe we would all live much happier and more rewarding lives.