"I've learned that the greatest things only happen once; at the right moment and circumstances. Recreating them won't be as great"
One of my twitter friend (Afeeq) tweeted this few weeks ago. That one sentence keep coming back to me and it scares me that it's absolutely true. In fact, I know for sure for I have tried several times to recreate moments but often lead to disappointment. We can't recreate happy moments, nor sad ones. Every single moment is something new, something changes even the littlest detail and that changes everything. I guess it's a good thing, that the same thing won't happen twice, in two same situations. It's also sad, to experience something just once and never again the same way. You might encounter it again, but you won't get the same feeling of experiencing it for the first time. The excitement is still there, but somehow different, with a tug of familiarity. It's like falling in love for the first time. The second or third could also be beautiful and you'll still have butterflies in your stomach but it's not the same feeling. That's the beauty of time I guess, nothing ever stays the same.
So if you feel like the sky is crumbling down on you today, breathe. Breathe. Because it won't last. And if you're happy and you feel like the whole world stops around you, treasure it. You wont get the chance to experience it again. Absorb everything around you; how the leaves sound so melodic brushing against each other, that silly smile on your friends face, the way the wind blows his hair making it a pretty mess. Treasure those moments; meaningless conversations or mean jokes. The way small waves soaked your body with her laughter in your ear, take it all in. You will miss this one day, like I do right now. Sometimes I regret not paying enough attention to the people around me. I'm starting to forget the way her eyes formed creases around it when she smiles. Or how they would say mean words to each other but their eyes says otherwise. I'd give the world to have those moments again, where we're just having fun and the only problem we'd have are silly exams, not life decisions.
One of my twitter friend (Afeeq) tweeted this few weeks ago. That one sentence keep coming back to me and it scares me that it's absolutely true. In fact, I know for sure for I have tried several times to recreate moments but often lead to disappointment. We can't recreate happy moments, nor sad ones. Every single moment is something new, something changes even the littlest detail and that changes everything. I guess it's a good thing, that the same thing won't happen twice, in two same situations. It's also sad, to experience something just once and never again the same way. You might encounter it again, but you won't get the same feeling of experiencing it for the first time. The excitement is still there, but somehow different, with a tug of familiarity. It's like falling in love for the first time. The second or third could also be beautiful and you'll still have butterflies in your stomach but it's not the same feeling. That's the beauty of time I guess, nothing ever stays the same.
So if you feel like the sky is crumbling down on you today, breathe. Breathe. Because it won't last. And if you're happy and you feel like the whole world stops around you, treasure it. You wont get the chance to experience it again. Absorb everything around you; how the leaves sound so melodic brushing against each other, that silly smile on your friends face, the way the wind blows his hair making it a pretty mess. Treasure those moments; meaningless conversations or mean jokes. The way small waves soaked your body with her laughter in your ear, take it all in. You will miss this one day, like I do right now. Sometimes I regret not paying enough attention to the people around me. I'm starting to forget the way her eyes formed creases around it when she smiles. Or how they would say mean words to each other but their eyes says otherwise. I'd give the world to have those moments again, where we're just having fun and the only problem we'd have are silly exams, not life decisions.
