lately, i've been thinking a lot about time, and not just because i wish i had more of it but because of its uncanny ability to impact everything. i've been trying to be aware of the fact that how i think about time influences the way i experience time.
a few weeks ago a friend told me that they measure time by seasons. she has trouble attaching years to events. this conversation made me interrogate how i perceive time. i have a very visual memory, and when i think back, i don't remember years or seasons. i remember my environment. sure, from places i can figure out the year, but time for me builds from statements like 'that was when i was living in (fill in the blank)'.
i've started writing this post a fair few times. it's gone in several different directions. apparently, i have a lot that i want to say about time. i doubt my interest in time is, er, fleeting, so instead of articulating thoughts that are still rather rough, i think it'd be more interesting to hear from anyone who happens to be reading this:
when you stop to think about it - how do you measure time? what are your markers for time?
Clothes, smells, apartments, relationships, best friends, what I ate all the time, how I communicated, and sometimes seasons.
ReplyDeleteI ran into someone on Friday night who I hadn't seen in five years. She hugged me and the first thing she said was "Renai, you smell exactly the same!" I was wearing perfume I'd dug out of my closet and hadn't worn regularly in five years. I loved that.
excellent points renai! i think the major players in my life are very influential for sure. clothes is a really interesting addition, especially with how trends change. much to think on...
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