BITTERSWEET

Last night at around nine , I felt like going on a trip not anywhere too far though, I mean where could I even take a trip too with the pandemic restricting a lot of things and then I realized there was one place I could take a trip to even for free then, I decided to take a trip down memory lane. I sat down and began my trip, I travelled back to all the houses I lived in when I was little I began to remember all the good, bad ,beautiful and some horrifying things that happened back then , I travelled back to my primary school days , I went back and saw all the people that aren’t alive anymore , I continued my journey I saw how the world was back then compared to how it is now. I saw myself back then with people that don’t even keep in touch anymore, I saw myself back then with people I haven’t set eyes on for years , I saw myself back then on a stroll with my late grandmother, I saw a glimpse of who I used to be on how I used to act and on the things I used to . The reason I am writing this is because most times most people tend to want to forget their past that has either been embarrassing, horrifying, degrading or holds things that they aren’t proud of, they want to bury it so bad and make it seem that chapter of their lives was never written . Do not get me wrong I am not necessarily saying that everyone should go out there exposing the details of their past but people should be brave enough to admit to themselves that it did happen, and to admit to themselves that yes they made a mistake like everyone else on this planet. But really, I feel that we should be brave enough to take that horrifying, scary, beautiful, trip down memory lane that will bring up that feeling of nostalgia , that will help us remember the bittersweet contents of our past, we should never forget that no matter how dark, scary and heart breaking our past could be, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. And to those whose loved ones were part of their past but are not with them anymore in the present, why don’t you take a trip back to see them and the memories you had together, you could also look at their pictures or any of their belongings, yes they are gone for good but we should be brave enough to not forget them , it is painful obviously but why act like they never existed when you could go down memory lane and keep them in your hearts forever. Our pasts make us stronger, it makes us not to want to make the same mistakes we made back then, it makes us to want to be better than we used to be, it makes us stronger than ever, but most of all it make us bigger and stronger than our mistakes and the things that happened to us . Never forget do not let the ghosts of your past weigh your future down, promise me you will always remember; you are braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think. Why don’t we all take a trip today, a trip down memory lane . Quick question , what would you guys do with your past if you had the ability to either change , dispose of it or leave it as it is , type your comments for me to see . Love, ANONYRELLA.