Comments on: Dear Future,

By: Jerry Chacon

Jerry Chacon — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:35:39 +0000

Quite a long list to think on…and I can’t find much to quibble with here. I too had a tree — OK, I had a bunch of trees (I lived in a forest). I can’t say that when I was young I had the same epiphany that you did, but I can say your list rings true for me now. Thanks for sharing it.

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:18:56 +0000

Hey Jerry, welcome to gringuitica.com!

I lived in the suburbs where trees were few and far between. It was a beautiful area though, and I loved it. Besides, as I said, I was mostly scared of trees and wasn’t a big fan of the scraped knees I inevitably got from the rough bark…

It’s funny, though, how some lessons and impressions from childhood stay with us. This is just one of them: every time I remember this story, I can feel the realization wash over me, just like when I was seven. It’s pretty amazing, how the mind remembers.

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:42:47 +0000

I love the tree analogy! I’ve been thinking about choices and their impact lately too. Luckily my most recent big choice turned out to be one of the best of my life.

By: elle.

elle. — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:17:57 +0000

hey girl,

i know you’ve been waiting for me to comment on this, so i’m sorry for the lateness. the metaphor you’ve presented us with is beautiful. i want to cut out the always remember part and glue it on my wall. you should paint it with a boarder of flowers and print postcards. i’m not being sarcastic. i know whatever choices you make you’re going to go far. you know what you want, which is something that i am jealous of.

elle.

By: dado

dado — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 22:12:37 +0000

hi erin … good stuff here. howevah, i must quibble with

Love deeply and with abandon, but take care to never lose yourself in someone.

after all, what is true love if it’s not losing yourself completely to another? true love IS abandoning yourself … true love is something that just takes control of you … then you’re like a runaway train (hopefully one that doesn’t crash into something) …

hope you’re doing well.

p.s. on twitter yet?

By: ender

ender — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:20:47 +0000

very nice post … glad to know i’m not the only one who did the same kinda thing …. altho i blame that on reading sci-fi from an early age!

By: estarla

estarla — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 23:34:03 +0000

I was afraid of heights, too. And the only thing to conquer it was to practice, practice, practice…so like you, I climbed trees. Isn’t it so exciting to gain a new perspective? To constantly grow?

By: Erin

Erin — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 02:14:02 +0000

Anna, welcome to gringuitica! How wonderful that your recent decision was a good one… it’s great to bask in happiness!

Elle, pfff! You make me sound like a comment seeker. Heh. Anyway, I’m glad you liked the Always Remember part. I had fun thinking about them & writing them… do you have any of your own?

Dado, I have to say I disagree. Loving someone is completely different than losing yourself. I have lost myself in someone before, and it’s not good. In my opinion, the happiest couples are those who are a couple and also have two separate identities. If you are nothing but You & Your Significant Other, then you have forgotten who you are. Don’t you think?

Ender, welcome! The Internet is great at helping us find other like us, no?

Estarla, welcome as well! And I don’t think it matters how much I practice certain things, I’ll always be scared. But I’ve grown used to that and I get a bit of an adrenaline rush every time I do something that terrifies me. And I agree with you: when we push ourselves out of our comfort zone, we do gain perspective, something which is both exciting and wonderful.