Eternal Sunshine?

Tennyson said that it's "better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." Shouldn't there be a footnote in there somewhere, though? Shouldn't the quote read something like, "it's *SOMETIMES* better to have loved and lost..."? After seeing the movie that's namesake to this entry, I had to consider what it would mean if what they proposed was actually possible. I thought back to boys like Chris, Josh, and Kyle and couldn't help but wonder if I would employ the services of Dr. Mierzwaik to erase the memories of those loves lost. I mean, I'm not the type to regret my past and the lessons it's taught me. It's difficult to say, though, that I wouldn't at least be tempted to erase some of the memories of times where my heart's been hurt or the people and situations that have caused more than a few crocodile tears to fall. Even if it ended badly, though, it doesn't mean it was always bad. Of course that's not true! That's what Joel and Clementine realized; life has good mixed with bad. If you're going to erase the memory of someone, you'll surely rid yourself of the bad, but will have to give back the good too. Even if actual good may be hard to identify when you've been crushed, it is still there. Even if the only good is that you now know what not to do the next time, that's worth something. If I'm being honest, I'd say that only one of the aforementioned boys brought more bad than good. Even then, I can't say for certain that I'd want to erase him. After all, he's become fodder for my pseudo-creative ramblings. :)


"Blessed are the forgetful, for they get the better even of their blunders."
--Nietzsche


Garth Brooks song:
"And now I'm glad I didn't know the way it all would end, the way it all would go. Our lives are better left to chance; I could've missed the pain, but I'd've had to miss the dance."


Trisha Yearwood song:
"It's bittersweet to look back now at memories withered on the vine. But just to hold you close to me for a moment in time, I would've loved you anyway. I'd do it all the same, not a second I would change, not a touch that I would trade. Had I known my heart would break, I'd have loved you anyway."

well... maybe :)