Getting close to xmas. Shopping mall is packed. The air is frigid. A few Christmas cards have made their way to my mailbox. Not as much as when I was a kid with lots of friends. Nah, now they trickle in, just like the people. But it's alright - I don't need a lot of people in my life. I just need a few. I need my family, and then I need you-know-who. Yeah, this many years later, I still feel a knot in my stomach everytime something reminds of what it used to be like. Today I was going thru my cell phone bills; they remind me of how much we used to talk, talk about nothing at all.
I just rewatched Chungking Express tonight, first blu ray movie I watched on my new tv. At one point, Takeshi Kaneshiro says that he wished people didn't have expiration dates, like cans of pineapples. Sigh. I know. I wish people, people I love, would stay around forever, unconditionally, whether I am acting strange or not. But no, people are actually worse than cans of pineapples. At least with cans of pineapple, there is ample warning. With people, sometimes you turn around and they are gone, for good.
Anyways, on this cheery holiday note, I am sharing this humorous Jason Mraz video:
Yes, people come and go. Guess the only thing we can do is to treasure every moment.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Mark! Wish you a great year ahead! ;)