Moments...

Have you ever felt, for a moment, that time would stop, and this moment would stop forever? Know it sounds awefully cliched, almost movie worthy cliched, but it's interesting. Better minds than me, have said “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” So it might be worth paying moments more than a cursory glance. I truly do believe in the statement, so if have never have had any such moment, look for one, mebbe you had one but never noticed.

In your free time, try reminiscing for once. What you'll notice, that with each memory, you also tend to recall some bit of the emotions that you felt at the time. In fact, the moments clearest in our minds tend to coincide with our emotional moments (ya that includes being angry as well). Depending on the kind of person you are, you'll probably pay more attention to certain emotions than others. If you think I'm picking up from some theory, nope, in fact I'll be highly surprised if there's a theory that says so.

Why is it important? if what I'm saying is right, then maybe at the fag end of your life, with nothing much to do, you will reminesce. And it's these moments that'll come up in your mind, so it pays to pay some attention, as you might just have some choice in what your life's movie reel look's like. This is mirrored in a lot of literature you'll find, and I'll mention one line from one very nice poem I read once, "Don't dance so fast, time is short, the music won't last"

So try and live life in the moment, mebbe you'll pick a memory that you'll cherish for all life. But don't live in that memory, it's a memory, and is best left in the mind, not to be wondered about. It can never come back, never be changed, only remembered.