The experience to relive the experience

 

“There are few books which I want to read again, just to regain the experience.”


I am always looking forward to talking about books and take other's perspectives on them. One of my friends and I were discussing our new reads and he came up with this comment. This made me think that you can never have the first experience ever again, no matter how hard you try. The first time you went to a beach or hiking, cannot be repeated. The first experience might have left an impact that is bliss for that moment but the next time will be a whole different trip. 

I have been in many situations where I wanted to have the same experience as the first one but was never able to relive it. And to relive the same moment we almost lose other opportunities. For instance, whenever I visit Wenger's I was always looking forward to hotdogs but I recently got to know that their patties are extremely tasty and I have not tried them yet. Sometimes, we are stuck in a time where we cannot move on from the previous experience and want to correct it.

The process of letting go plays an important role in life. This process to let go of the past and add more perspectives is vital for growth. Limiting yourself to just one experience and expecting to have the same one as before is not justice. Looking back to have the same exposure hinders the actual exposure and the ladder of growth. Instead of craving for the same let's move ahead to possess more insights.

Since I am always looking for book suggestions; my Pinterest account shows me videos that start with, "I could do anything to read it again for the first time". I understand the emotions and the relativity to the content but when you read it again, you can analyze the content in many other ways. Each encounter will lead to different conclusions which will only enlighten your different perspectives.

The whole point is 'what is in the past is the past'. We can either regret it or can embrace to add it as an experience. We can either take it as a lesson or can feel remorse. What we cannot do is to change it or to have more of it.

But honestly, I could do anything to relive the surprise of who the Half-Blood Prince was.

 

 

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