End of an Era
If you've known me long enough then chances are I've probably tried to communicate to you the idea of "Eras" in our lives. If you're not familiar with the idea or you've forgotten then let me explain.
Whether it's at work, school, or something in between, things in our lives will never feel, sound, taste, or appear the same as they once were in the past. Different classes in different semesters of college will welcome new faces, new experiences, and new memories. Relationships begin and then end, whether romantic or platonic. Everything that happens within these "eras" of time, whether sour or pleasant, will remind us of the way things once were. Music, food, scents, people's faces, and our surroundings will be ingrained in our minds as things associated with a specific era of time.
The last era of my life just ended.
For the past 5 months I have not been working but rather hanging out instead. About 4/5 of that time was spent trying to relive my college past. Of course I looked for a job along the way, too. But in these times, work doesn't come so easy. Now that I've found work though I can sense a huge shift about to take place in my life. It's a feeling that we're all familiar with. Right before you began a job or enrolled in something extracurricular, at one time, you felt this same premonition. I'm having it right now and I'm announcing it to anybody that will read about it.
Watch out world, here I come.
~Anthans
wow this is really interesting.
ReplyDeleteAnthony,
ReplyDeleteI think I've been through so many eras I'm thinking more of how to get back to some of the better ones rather than stepping forward. You've said a lot about the feelings we get when we move from one period to the next, and you've said it well enough that I identify with you. So have you gone back to campus and walked around, visited old friends, and been left feeling disconnected from it?
You should tell us about one of your college romances or something, or about a time you got too drunk and did something stupid.
Johnny