Walking backwards

Now I know what it's like to be carless.

Nostalgia

Nostalgia can only be felt in the future.

Put another way, notice that people very rarely say "Oh, I wish I could be eighteen." Actually they say "Oh, I wish I could be eighteen again." It is only when we leave behind what seems to be the most hardship-filled times of our lives do we really start to figure out how much better we have become because of them, and the many times we were actually contented.

If you put this another way, you could say that youth is wasted on the young. But I don't think that's true, either. Would it be fair to say that there are no youths out there who actually cherish the opportunity that they have? Alas, wisdom does come too late, because usually it is only later that we realize just how much we miss.

So what is the point in all of this? The point is, it is never too late to make your future self be nostalgic for this present time in your life. Give your future self something to miss and do something amazing!

Thanks for reading.

Song in my head: Survivor, "The Search is Over".