Why do stupid mementos mean so much? A memento is just an object, it is not a memory in and of itself; while it may invoke a memory, it ought not supercede a memory
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A reason can probably be found as to why said object was discarded. Or, maybe it has not been discarded, only put away? When you say appears, it seems as if maybe they did not realize what they had done. That can also imply that maybe it was not them who discarded it.
I have silly objects that I still hold on to. They act as proof of sorts that the memory actually happened. "Here's that note from six years ago in class! Eureka, it happened!" Much can be drawn from these types of things. Inspiration. Courage. Happiness at remembrance. But just because I've lost or gotten rid of that note does not take away from the experience the note conjured. It still happened. I did not discard the person, just the thing that tied me to one physically happened moment in time.
I am sad that I lost that note. She might never understand how I could have lost or gotten rid of such a thing. I wish I still had it. But it will always be in my heart, where she lives. She knows that. I cannot believe otherwise. Try not to be hurt, Karen. I know "that thing" appears to be gone, but you are still here. Two people who experienced each other in a way that made something meaningless suddenly meaningful. The fact that you can do that speaks universes about your capacity as a human being. You will never be forgotten or thrown away. Not on my watch.
I have silly objects that I still hold on to. They act as proof of sorts that the memory actually happened. "Here's that note from six years ago in class! Eureka, it happened!" Much can be drawn from these types of things. Inspiration. Courage. Happiness at remembrance. But just because I've lost or gotten rid of that note does not take away from the experience the note conjured. It still happened. I did not discard the person, just the thing that tied me to one physically happened moment in time.
I am sad that I lost that note. She might never understand how I could have lost or gotten rid of such a thing. I wish I still had it. But it will always be in my heart, where she lives. She knows that. I cannot believe otherwise. Try not to be hurt, Karen. I know "that thing" appears to be gone, but you are still here. Two people who experienced each other in a way that made something meaningless suddenly meaningful. The fact that you can do that speaks universes about your capacity as a human being. You will never be forgotten or thrown away. Not on my watch.
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