"[...] when we come face-to-face with the monsters, we may find ourselves looking not at a mask but at a mirror."
- Ramsey Campbell, "Avoiding What's Been Done to Death"
Showing posts with label reflection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reflection. Show all posts
Monday, August 25, 2014
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Birthdays as Altars
Birthdays are altars.
They are not only markers of age, but of progress.
We can reflect back on the year or years, recalling who we were and how we saw the world the previous times we've done this.
We can understand ourselves today, and contrast versions of ourselves; past and present.
Was there any change?
Did we make any progress?
Did we digress against our intentions not to?
Birthdays are altars of stones we pile up in time. We cannot go back. We cannot change the altars we've laid. They stand permanent in memory as reminders that we had been there, and we have since forged ahead.
They are not only markers of age, but of progress.
We can reflect back on the year or years, recalling who we were and how we saw the world the previous times we've done this.
We can understand ourselves today, and contrast versions of ourselves; past and present.
Was there any change?
Did we make any progress?
Did we digress against our intentions not to?
Birthdays are altars of stones we pile up in time. We cannot go back. We cannot change the altars we've laid. They stand permanent in memory as reminders that we had been there, and we have since forged ahead.
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