{"id":71,"date":"2004-08-31T09:38:59","date_gmt":"2004-08-31T16:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ahniwa.com\/blog\/?p=69"},"modified":"2004-08-31T09:38:59","modified_gmt":"2004-08-31T16:38:59","slug":"remembrance-of-things-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahniwa.com\/old\/2004\/08\/31\/remembrance-of-things-present\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembrance of things present"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today feels like a dream,
of which tomorrow is the memory.<\/em><\/p>\n

So I admit, I have no idea what that means.
Being tomorrow<\/em>, that means that
today is the memory of yesterday’s dream.
That doesn’t make any sense either.
Anyway, it sounded nice when I wrote it.
Perhaps one day someone can explain my mind to me.
Moving on.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

My dad left today, after a few-day visit.
It’s been a couple years (since I moved to Ohio),
and it was nice to catch up and see each other.
On the other hand, after more than a solid week
of visitors, it’s going to be nice to be able to relax
and get done what I need to get done. I really, really
would like to be able to sit down and finish my book sometime
soon! I’ve been reading the damned thing for over a month now,
and with a book as good as this is, that’s pure torture.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

So, I’ve been thinking over my thoughts and reactions
on relationships and the female species. I’ve always believed
that some level of naive optimism is healthy in an
approach to relationships; indeed, I prefer optimism in regards
to all things, no matter how ridiculous.<\/p>\n

Everything’s for the best in the best of all possible worlds.<\/em><\/p>\n

Optimism – Positive Thought – Hope – Rarr…
… it’s such a challenge to keep these emotions from
feeling sophomoric; to avoid cynical detatchment and a cold
perspective on the world and human interaction.
I want to believe in the basic goodness of the human spirit!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why is this sometimes so difficult?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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