Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Of the faces,and their couplets
You know, I ran into an old friend the other day. From primary school. We haven't seen each other in four years.And she remembers my name clearer than day. Was I That unforgettable?
It got me to thinking you know.That everyone that you meet,that you're gonna meet,You're gonna remember them by one incident that happened in your exchange. One line they said to you. That line will resound in you, and over the years, is the line that you will think of whenever you remember their name.I guess it takes time. For that uncanny line to surface up and glue itself to the memory of the face and name.So, what i'm getting at , is that we all remember people by a single thing they say to us.
Like,there was this guy called ronald. He got into a riff with my best friend at the time. And he choke-slammed(wrestling was a single important medium of communication last time) my best friend's well, friend. The words i remember him by are " who's next?". I was prepared for a fight, but it never happened,because we became friends the next day.
As people come and go, my life is invariably filled with quotes, wisdom, they leave behind. And my mortal memory shall honour these as long as i am able.
