My friend Lee wrote this about fragrances that he used to wear, but I thought it fit just thinking of life as well. I asked him to share it here. It's a truism that we can't go back -- we have to go forward. But to realize that we have changed too, well, that's a significant insight.
Karin
It’s JNM now because it was exactly me back then, and I’ve changed. Attempting to recapture the past seems like a trap to me, and I’d rather enjoy the nostalgia than pretend I’m still the person I once was. So I’ll sniff it, experience the pleasant melancholia that comes with that peculiar personal engagement with the passing of time, but not try to be it ever again. Lee, with permission
Originally posted 2007-02-18 14:13:21.
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