getting it

As you get older and look back on the things in your life that were always a "staple" of your world, you generally see these things as you did when you were first exposed to them and never go back to think about it. i'm vague. this could be childhood memories, but in this case i'm specifically talking about songs. growing up listening to oldies, lite rock and classic rock, i would sing the lyrics, or at least the hook, but never really tried to get what they were saying. sometimes the lyrics themselves would be vague, but if you're going through a time in your life where those vague lyrics actually fit, it's like an "ah ha!" moment. The songs you've known your whole life that you thought you knew has a whole new meaning. one that actually makes sense. and who knows, one day the new meaning you've found that you know to be true may change again.

This could definitely relate to people as well. think about it. those people you've known your whole life, they aren't the same anymore. but at the time you think things will always be that way. how could it not be? you can't fathom it. you hang out with your friends every day. ride your bikes, go carts, start driving, going to the movies, being crazy wild teens... you don't really think about it being any different. you don't think about it until something happens to make you think about it. whether it be subtle, like seeing a young mom with a kid, or not so subtle, as in you're that young mom who had the kid. whatever it is, just because it wasn't what you thought it would be, doesn't mean it's bad. everyone is ever changing. every day. being more aware of the staples in your life and questioning the things and the people that you automatically assume you know makes you more appreciative, because now you do 'get it'.