Lost and found

Reminds me of nothing, yet everything

This is till date the favourite picture that I have ever taken for myself, true, there isn't much to choose from but this is special, it reminds me of nothing in particular yet that means everything to me. It was just another Tuesday but what a glorious day it must have been, completely free from the responsibilities, the anxiety, lust, greed, and time. All I cared about was how long I could play video games on my silly little tablet before someone finds it under the blanket and takes it away cuz parents "SCREENS SCARY AAAHHHHH."

But then again, I don't ever remember being hooked to the screen like I am today, I would just go out, find children my age and just blend in to play whatever they're playing. Anything and everything, although I wish , I was good at anything for that age. Either way, I'd trade that moment where i sucked at every single sport for today, where I excel at most in a heartbeat. This moment did not inspire me to take pictures, a camera was just a piece of device I took for granted.

Mmmmm, not really though, I never took anything for granted except time, this image was recovered with a dodgy recovery software a decade after it was taken. Decade old lost memories brought back to life, that is what hooked me, made me realise I could have kept so many more? I had the camera, I had the SD card, a smartphone, everything at my disposal yet so few photographs to cherish. I remember things from when I was as young as 3, the question is for how long? How long before the BRAINROTT that I have consumed over the years will finally have its effect and blur the lines between my memories and my imagination? How long before I can no longer imagine something of novelty? Perhaps thats' what compels me to pick up a camera and not be afraid of mediocrity.