My first step onto the smooth pavement involved my interaction with a friend I have not hung out with in years.
We only took a few steps down that path together. Only recalling nice memories we've had in the past few months.
Catching up is a short journey.
The side walk had a few cracks we had to jump over, though. Zack is an interesting memory to bring up.
Then, when she departed, I kept walking along.
I sat at a bench to recall some pieces I used to play on the piano.
I played those pieces for maybe an hour.
Partway down the walk, I found my garage.
In it, I found a box. A box full of pirated Disney VHS movies my parents bought in Taiwan while we lived there.
I remember watching those movies when I was a weeeeeee tot.
I took a couple out an watched them with my mother.
Cinderella (with chinese captions at the bottom of course) aaaaand
BARNEY.
Oh how I remember watching barney non stop when I was little.
I've gotta say, watching Cinderella was like skipping halfway down the road.
But watching barney was like getting in a rocket, and blasting myself all the way to the very end of the road in a matter of seconds.
I still remember all of the words to all of the songs.
Along with the dance moves.
And I haven't seen this movie in over a decade.
I realize now that while I was paving this path of memories to where I am now, I didn't bother stopping at all to see where I was. I just laid brick after brick, not looking around once to see where I was coming from, where I was, or where I was going. I pity myself for not seeing how important my life is, and savoring each moment I had when I was a child. Because Life only gets harder from here on out. So I must do precisely this from now on.
Mary Jane, look at what you've got now. Cherish it, love it, be grateful it's in your life. If you feel the need, express your gratitude, and document what happens. So if you look back 10 years from now, you know that you didn't waste away your younger self.
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