Memories... cherish them :)

I just finished reading "P.S. I Love you" by Cecilia Ahern. Its a beautiful story.

Its about Holly who loses her husband (Gerry), who was her friend, love, life, reason to smile,... everything! She struggles with the loss, and a shattered life. Its about how her friends (Sharon and Denise) stand by her in her struggle with emotions and depression, how Gerry's memories help her move on in life and build new, fresher memories...

What I am trying to come to is that, do we cherish memories for a whole lifetime? (I know a few people who don't even bother or have time to look back and smile... coz they don't feel its important!)

There are so many memories that a person has in life... all are not pleasant. Why can't these memories live with us till our last breath?! Maybe because we feel like moving away from our past in an attempt to build a beautiful tomorrow for ourselves...?!

Memories, can be at various stages of our lives, with people, places, things.... It could be a childhood memory of some friend whom we are not in touch with anymore, with a teacher who pampered you, with a teacher who scolded you/ punished you, annual days, fancy dress competitions, Parents - Teachers meeting, report cards, first crush, first love, first heartbreak, second love, maybe a heart break again, embarassing moments, first kiss, those beautiful places you went to, people who unfortunately are not a part of our life anymore, first day in college, days when you bunked college to be with your friends, first ATKT, exams, summer job, results, nervous and embarassing interviews, job, professional goof ups, resignation/s,... (phew!) the list is endless and subjective.

Memories especially related to a past love are buried somewhere deep down inside us... and we either don't want to remember them, or we tend to get stuck with those memories to such an extent that we don't build new and fresher memories!

I feel we should cherish memories from our past and 'live' on to build more beautiful memories.... coz that is what living is all about!

Another very important question that keeps popping in my mind is... Do we give memories to others worth living and loving?!

Today, while on my way to work, I was listening to this particular song... its from the movie Yaadein (starring Kareena, Hrithik), it goes like this...

"...Nagme hain, Shikwe hain,
Kisse hain, Baatein hain,
Baatein bhool jaati hai, Yaadein yaad aati hai...
...Duniya mein yun aana,
Duniya se yun jaana,
Aao to, lein aana, Jaao to, de jaana... Yaadein, Yaadein..."

I just feel we need to 'Live' more... 'Love' more.... build more and more 'Memories' to last a whole lifetime for ourselves and for others around us :)