Allons-y

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I was telling Dee today when she offered to give me Gucci Flora that although I loved the fragrance, I wouldn't want it now because it so reminded me of the experiences I had years ago when I used to wear it a lot. Experiences I didn't really want to relive, you know? It's amazing how fragrances do that.

D&G Light Blue reminds me of university and my daily commute to classes that I would eventually fail.

Liz Claiborne's Curve reminds me of my sister getting married and the feelings of loss I had when she moved out.

DKNY (the tall building bottle!) reminds me of clubbing and parties and sneaking back home at 5am.

Escada Ibiza (the first one) reminds me of road trips with brothers, friends and cousins during winter seasons.

Burberry Sheer (Pink) reminds me of being in love.

Gucci Flora reminds me of manic depression, bipolar disorder and all those triggers.

All fragrances that I love. They get so attached to major events in my life, some of them really painful, others just really ew, I don't want to remember. At least not right now.

But Dee told me something that reminded me of my conversation with Husam last year, the one about attaching memories of people and events to the things you love. According to Husam, it's best not to do that from the beginning, so that in the future, you are not reminded of all those things from the past. Not easy to do.

Dee on the other hand said to take back the things you love, even when they've been attached to the memory of someone or something, and to just change it. Change it in some way, however tiny, so it becomes something new - enjoy it.

I love this.

The human experience is such a complex phenomenon; we leave trails of ourselves everywhere, people and events stamp us, and everything is attached to something that causes pain or joy alike when remembered, but it is also the complexity of that human experience that allows us to mold it all into something completely different, something we can start to enjoy in the present.

The past may not be erased completely, this is not the eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. But we may co-exist with it. We just make room for the present and the future.

This idea is completely exciting and intoxicating.

In the words of The Tenth Doctor (admittedly not MY doctor): Allons-y!

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  1. salma omarMay 12, 2012 at 1:25 AM

    I can't agree more .
    hmmm And i thought i was the only one :)

    ReplyDelete

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