Spring-Cleaning: Super Short Story (170)
Super Short Story (170): Spring-cleaning
When he was spring-cleaning his stuff,
he came across many notebooks
with scribblings of his thoughts and feelings
from many years ago,
most of which he swiftly tore up
and put them in a bag for recycling.
His words were as
superficially immature as they embarrassing.
It felt both pathetic and amusing
that they once felt profound and worth safekeeping,
as if they could make up some great book later.
Then again, they were indeed
worth preserving till this day
because they allowed him to see
how he has grown (or not) upon hindsight.
He wonders how he would look at these words
on those words years later though.
Time changes everything, looking back at the issues that we were embroiled in various stages of our lives seem inconsequential in hindsight.
I also keep many old writings and letters from girlfriends. They always bring an array of emotions. I almost tore them because they were making me sad, but I learned to only take the positives and ignore the nostalgy on the lost friendship. Reminded my of cleaning my house. Hopefully, my local cleaners are around.
Best regards,
Barry @ Cleaning House London
If possible, it’s good to reconcile with old friends and even lost loves out of good will.