This is what happens. You’re cast out into the world and spend your life instinctively gathering. Love, sex, family, friends, houses, cars, experiences. You never stop gathering. And it’s only as you get older that you start to notice the things you’re losing along the way. And that’s when regret starts to grow like a tumor in your belly. But there are rare moments of clarity when you can see your life laid out in front of you. All the cogs and the wheels. The right and wrong turns. The triumphs and heartaches. And in those moments, you can actually catch sight of the things that really matter. The things that make you whole. The things without which you’re heaven instantly becomes the hell of your own making. In those moments, you know in your heart what it is you have to do, what it is you have to save… at any cost.
— Coop (Jon Hamm), Your Friends & Neighbors (S1: E6, “The Things You Lost Along the Way”)
“And it’s only as you get older that you start to notice the things you’re losing along the way”
“At all costs….”
Once again…. You hit it spot on DK. Thank you for sharing.
Have to invest in watching this.
Yes! Punchline!
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Profound!
Agree!
Exactly what I was going to post Darlene. Thank you.
Amen.
I don’t know how to say this without it sounding morbid. But there is this sharper clarity that comes with age, and especially if one is keeping their eyes on the road of their own life and living to their full potential meeting life basic necessities. I can define those necessities later. But the clarity is in a mode of function where one is constantly lightening the load. Some fall on its own. Others have to be severed.
This ship must keep sailing
Beautifully stated Sawsan.
I feel your words deeply Sawsan. Thank you.
Yes, too bad it takes us so long to figure out what matters. Reminds me of a saying I saw on a plaque in a German kitchen: Ve get too soon oldt, und too late schmardt.
So true Anneli.
The fine prints “Live your best lie”
Yes….
“…the things you are losing along the way..”. Sort of hit me between the eyes – bam. Is this a consequence of getting older or, if you’re lucky, and recognize those priorities earlier, you can appreciate those gifts for a far longer period of time. I watched the first episode and wasn’t sure where it was going. I think it’s going straight in the queue. Thanks, Dave
Here we are on Mother’s Day, and with a loving Pope elected who includes all in his heart’s outreach! Maybe because I am REALLY older that I am savoring the loving memories throughout my remembered life, so much to cherish and warm my heart for the rest of my days.
So true Val. Happy Mothers Day.