Things that came before, people and things and experiences - that does mean something to me. It doesn't mean I don't embrace the new, but I don't forget the past, either.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Since I was a very small child, I've had a kind of reverence for the past, and I felt a very intimate connection with it.
I think the beautiful thing about the past is that it leads you to the present.
I've been lucky enough to live through all the things that are supposed to give meaning to our lives, like parenting, grandparenting, art, celebrity. All these things you expect meaning to come from, and sometimes it comes when you're not expecting it.
As I get older, the present and the past shift and become the past and the future... A lot of it is a new awareness of time and life and the wheel of fortune crushing you and lifting you and crushing you and lifting you.
Living in the moment, thinking about the future, and staying connected to the past: That's what makes me feel whole.
I've never quite understood that feeling: that you arrive in a strange place, yet you want to have nothing but familiar experiences.
Never forget that what becomes timeless was once truly new.
It's your glove, your baseball glove. It's got a soul, a memory all its own, and a future that never fades because it has never let go of the grasp the past has on you and so many others.
Certain experiences you never forget, no matter how old you become.
From about 5 years old on, I was very contemplative and started to become constantly filled with nostalgia for the present moment and the feeling that it's always fleeting.
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