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10 Memories, 100 Discoveries: Memory 2 – Fireworks
Huxley said, “Memories are a man’s private literature.” Memories are private and you never know which ones will be picked up, stored away and treasured. In 1 Year, 10 Projects, 100 Discoveries, ten of the discoveries are memories- fun, sad, happy, I’m not sure what types there will be, but I do know that they will all be treasured. This post is part of that project. You can see all 10 memories here and the entire project here. Enjoy the memories, I am!
A few weekends ago, I took a road trip to San Diego to visit my cousins and attend BlogHer. Every night of the conference there was a great display of fireworks. I love fireworks. To me, they are a reminder of the magic and beauty that is all around us. The first night I thought the fireworks were from the Weezer concert that was going on nearby. The second night, someone jokingly said the fireworks were for BlogHer. I almost believed them. Finally, my cousin let me in on a little secret. The fireworks happen every night. They’re from Seaworld’s nightly show. “OHHHHH,” I said, “How cool.”
Can you imagine? How fun would it be to see fireworks nightly? At 10pm every night, you could look up and be reminded of the little things, of how special and beautiful the world is if we just looked around us. At the very least, it would be a consistent way to end each day. No matter what happened during the day, you’d know that at 10pm, there would be a fantastic fireworks display to see. But, then I wondered if seeing fireworks every night would be the equivalent of seeing the Vegas Lights every night or working in Times Square. I’m not sure. Yet, I do know that the memory of fireworks helps me to see the magic that is all around us.
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