Memories

     Now that the days are getting longer (and hotter!) you may find yourself with some extra hours left at the end of the day.  I know that seems a bit farfetched but it could happen.  What are you going to do with all that extra time?

     I’ve found that spending some of it just relaxing and reviewing your life might be very enjoyable.  You can think of many various things that have happened in your life and recall how you responded or how you felt about the situation.  What I find extremely relaxing is remembering old friends or family members that you haven’t seen in a long while or perhaps now they have died, but you can recall many pleasant moments with them while they were alive.

     What I’ve been trying to do lately is think back to the time of the oldest things I can recall in my life.  Perhaps it was a vacation, or other trip, or maybe some important event in your life.  You may be surprised at what you might remember.  Of course, it would later be nice if you had another person who shared that moment or event with you and see if they remember it the way that you do.  This too may be enjoyable as you “compare notes” on the matter.

     Sometimes you will find that there are certain events that you can recall with great detail and clarity and others you can barely remember at all.  Why our minds work that way is probably a mystery to most, but it does.  My wife and I find that she can recall certain events with much greater detail than I can.  She will describe a meal we had a restaurant many years ago.  She’ll name the restaurant, what she was wearing, what I was wearing, why we went to that place on that date, what she had to eat, what I had to eat, and so on:  I, on the other hand, kind of remember being at the restaurant!

     There’s a great song that highlights this very point.  It was entitled “I Remember It Well”.  The first performance of this song was in 1958 by Maurice Chevalier and Hermoine Gingold.  The first recording was by Hank Jones in 1958.  Many other performers did a rendition of this song, but the most popular version was done by Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme in 1960.  The lyrics are included below, but if you’d like to hear them sing it do a “Google search” of “I Remember It Well” and you can find a selection.

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We met at nine, we met at eight, I was on time, no, you were late
Ah, yes, I remember it well
We dined with friends, we dined alone, a tenor sang, a baritone
Ah, yes, I remember it well

That dazzling April moon, there was none that night
And the month was June, that's right, that's right
It warms my heart to know that you remember still the way you do
Ah, yes, I remember it well

How often I've thought of that Friday, Monday night
When we had our last rendezvous
And somehow I foolishly wondered if you might
By some chance be thinking of it too?

That carriage ride, you walked me home
You lost a glove, aha, it was a comb
Ah, yes, I remember it well
That brilliant sky, we had some rain
Those Russian songs from sunny Spain
Ah, yes, I remember it well

You wore a gown of gold, I was all in blue
Am I getting old? Oh, no, not you
How strong you were, how young and gay
A prince of love in every way
Ah, yes, I remember it well

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QUOTE TO REMEMBER

THOUGHTFUL GEM

"May our lives be more than they actually are

so that others will remember us as we hope to be."