Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Memories by JH
Life.
How strange it leads you to places that you would never expect to go, and stranger still how it makes you long for the days gone past, even as you walk inevitably along its many corridors.
We long to re-live the good times that we had, to never leave behind intimate experiences of fun, joy and friendship.
And we long to encapsulate all that we’ve been through, to etch them deeply, irrevocably, into our hearts and minds.
We swim in our memories, flailing and gliding through the congealing waters as we go deeper and deeper into the dream-like world of our past. We see sights that remind us of things that we wish not to remember, or objects that resonate with things that left indelible imprints upon our lives.
Indeed, the past never seems to truly release its hold on us.
Now as I sit here and type this out in my office in camp, my memories are swirling and churning within my mind. Memories of LTC, of endless hours of PTs, of the fear we harbored, the worries we had and the gnawing ache of interminable hours spent in meetings.
But there are other memories too. Memories of the friendship we built, the times we encourage each other in times of difficulties be it studies, our cca or even our personal lives, the gatherings we had even after we went separate ways, memories of laughter, joy, faith, determination and hope.
Indeed, it has been an amazing journey of ups and downs in those two years. But, we made it. Through it all, we conquered our fears, broke down obstacles set down for us, and soared, bit by bit, towards the finishing line.
And we entered the next chapter of our lives, moving to university or the army, always in the evening of my memories have I returned to those two years we spent together. Always there echoes the memories of the incredible journey that we had. Always there echoes the memories of the friends we were, and the friends that we will continue to be.
And I thank you all, my fellow OACians, and friends.
happi_cat @ 5:12 PM
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