【阅读理解Someyearsagowritinginmydiaryusedtobeausualactivity.Iwouldreturnfromschoolandspendtheexpectedhalfhourrecordingtheday'seventsfeelingsandimpressionsinmylit】
阅读理解
Someyearsagowritinginmydiaryusedtobeausualactivity.Iwouldreturnfromschoolandspendtheexpectedhalfhourrecordingtheday'seventsfeelingsandimpressionsinmylittlebluediary.IdidnotreallyneedtoexpressmyemotionsbywayofwordsbutIgainedacertainsatisfactionfromseeingmyexperiencesforeverrecordedonpaper.Afterallisn'taccumulatingmemoriesawayofpreservingthepast?
WhenIwasthirteenyearsoldIwentonalongjourneyonfootinagreatvalleywell-equippedwithpensadiaryandacamera.DuringthetripIwasbusyrecordingeveryincidentnameandplaceIcameacross.Ifeltproudtobespendingmytimeproductivelydutifullypreservingforfuturegenerationsadetaileddescriptionofmytravels.OnmylastnightthereIwanderedoutofmytentdiaryinhand.Theskywasclearandlitbytheglareofthemoonandthewallsofthevalleylookedthreateningbehindtheirscreenofshadows.Iautomaticallytookoutmypen…
AtthatpointIunderstoodthatnothingIwrotecouldevermatchorreplacethefewsecondsIallowedmyselftoexperiencethedramaticbeautyofthevalley.AllIrememberedofthepreviousfewdayswerethedullcharacterizationsIhadsetdowninmydiary.
NowIonlywriteinmydiarywhenIneedtowritedownaspecialthoughtorfeeling.Istilllovetorecordideasandquotationsthatstrikemeinbooksorobservationsthatareparticularlymeaningful.Itakepicturesbutnotveryoften-onlyofobjectsIfindreallybeautiful.I'mnolongerblindlysatisfiedwithhavingsomethingtorememberwhenIgrowold.IrealizethatlifewillsimplypassmebyifIstaybehindthecamerabusypreservingthepresentsoastoliveitinthefuture.
Idon'twanttowakeuponedayandhavenothingbutapileofpicturesandnotes.MaybeIwon'thaveasmanyexactrepresentationsofpeopleandplaces;maybeI'llforgetcertainfactsbutatleasttheexperienceswillalwaysremaininsideme.Idon'tlivetomakememories-Ijustliveandthememoriesformthemselves.
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