Gone...Not Forgotten

"If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten." 

~ Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist.
He wrote tales and poems of British soldiers in India and stories for children.

(1865 - 1936)  

Regularly people rhetorically ask things like "Where did the time go?", and say things such as "This year just flew by!", and almost as quickly we nod in agreement or chime in with our own experiences that echo or mirror the sentiments.

In those comments, and in such hasty acceptance, we run the risk of keeping the pace, and the response to the speed of life in a position of impossibility...in a position of "gone too fast".

It is important, whether in a meeting, at a school dance, on a date, or while reading a book, that we allow ourselves to be present...engaged, and enjoying what we have to experience. Not that all meetings, dances, dates or books are enjoyable, and yet with keeping ourselves in the moment or experience, we can at least appreciate what is here and now.

And yes, time passes, and things end. If you'll remember that things need not be lost, people need not be forgotten, feelings need not be gone, and events need not be over, because we have the ability to keep them relevant, present and appreciated in our fond memories that we gratefully share with others.

So, the next time someone exclaims "Where did the time go?", or says "This year just flew by!", perhaps instead of complying, you may want to respond with something like "To great memories.", or "Wasn't it a great year?" in order to keep our past gone...not forgotten!