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I find myself sometimes wanting to go back to places of my past and see them again, but though I know and expect changes, there is still always that yearning to go back not just there, but then.
posted by
Ciel
on September 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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This is exactly why I love watching the schoolkids at recess just across the street from my front porch. I see how it was then, how tireless I was, how much energy I had. I loved running even when it wasn't for a footrace. At times I can see groups in confrontations and remember how it was to face down a playground bully. You're right, Mike. As the song goes, "Those were the days, my friend - we thought they'd never end...."
posted by
Pat_B
on September 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Amen! I couldn't have made these points better. Maybe this is why they say that youth is wasted on the young. We had zero clue just how good we had it back then. 
posted by
Sherri_G
on September 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Your post reminds me to enjoy every moment. A friend of mine, 30 years older than me, once said to me, "Don't wish your life away."
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on September 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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