I found this great writing prompt generator. So I think that using it will give me a good method to writing these blog entries. So I figure I’ll pick up a new prompt, write a whole entry on it, and see what other people have to say.
So today’s prompt is:”I wish I could…”. So…I wish I could forget. I know regrets are pointless. But I wish that I could forget something that I felt a long time ago. Or what seems like a long time ago, anyway. I wish that I could forget what it was like, forget how I felt living life that way, forget everything that surrounded it. I wish I could go a whole week without thinking about it. I wish I could go a whole month. I wish I could pretend that it was never real. And honestly, now it doesn’t feel real. I find it ironic that at one point I said that with my luck, I would wake up in the morning and it would all be a dream. I got a message later that day that informed me quite nicely that no, it wasn’t a dream. And now? Now that’s all it seems to me. A distant, unreachable dream, that was never real and leaves you wondering if it could be.
Why would you wish to forget something from a long time ago? Not only, like you said, are regrets pointless but past experiences are part of who you are. I mean I still shudder to think of some of my past experiences, like watching Frankenfish. That was a terrible movie but all in all, it made me a stronger person. It possibly made me a little dumber, but I’m pretty sure it gave me a stonger character. Oh yeah, don’t get me started on Mansquito…..hmmm….I guess I do wish i could forget something…just disregard what I said.
I think I understand what you mean.. I too have things that I once wished I could forget. Right now, the jury is still out. As Terminus said, experiences can make you stronger. At the same time, they hurt. It’s all about how you choose to handle it. The perspectives that you adopt. I’m still struggling with an issue myself.. But I’m getting through it, and I believe you can too!
By the way, I have never met you, I just visited your site here and was very intrigued by your entries. Some have made me laugh, and many have touched my heart. I’ll be back to see how things are goin