Ink on a sheet of paper can do wonders and take you down a memory. I am talking about the epitome of memories printed on a glazed sheet of paper. Technology advanced so much that we can always remember someone and have them around in a form of paper. And now you can have them on your phones, look at them all the time, get them printed whenever you want.
It is a frozen moment captured that you can share with someone who was not present there. You are sharing so many emotions, at once. For me, photographs have had a great impact in these four-five years. I lost loved ones, moved to a different country, the time difference became too much to keep up and the only thing that pushed me forward was the photographs. They reminded me of people who love me, care for me, I’ve had amazing times with them. I have to make those people proud. Make more memories with them so that I look at them in future, share them with the people I will know then.
These documents are significant, you can’t relive that time except reminisce it, even if you do it a million times. Not all memories are going to be great, there will be people in it that are not there in your life. You cant let them or have them back but sure it evokes emotions and captures the moments. Memories on a piece of the sheet are non-judgemental and let you have your moment.
Even historic moments are captured to tell stories. Thus photographs tell us stories about what has happened in the past and the probability of it happening again is barely any. Cherish the present, one day all the precious moments will become memories.
