There are times when we remember something about our youth, or something that happened several years ago. It’s as if the memory rattled loose from its memory bank and shined a light in our eyes. It’s a memory of something that seemed insignificant then, but has relevance now.
It could be something mundane, such as staring out the window of a car during a road trip, or waiting in line at the grocery store. It could be something important like a birthday celebration or a job interview.
But more importantly, those memories serve as timestamps in our lives. Those timestamps highlight a certain phase that we went through, such as a phase in which we were living at a particular apartment, worked a certain job, or pursued specific goals.
Those memories cannot be recreated or re-experienced. There was a particular circumstance to those memories that make them unique to us. It’s as if those memories resurfaced to show us how far we’ve come, how much we’ve evolved, and how much has changed.
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