"are you afraid of being alone..."

Are memories there to help us move forward or to keep us from moving forward. Cause when you think about memories you think about good times in the past that you'll never forget, that you never want to forget. Sometimes they get you to really think on great times that you want back, and sometimes we do anything to get those times back. We bring ourselves to the point where we think nothing now is better than those times just hoping that we can have that fun, that great time again. I began thinking about my old neighborhood, old friends, memories, and just everything there. I was blessed to be surrounded by such great people who helped me become....me. They helped me grow up and become a better person. They helped me express myself and not be afraid too. But why do we have memories? I mean thinking about all those times everything was soo layed back and stress free, we did what we wanted and it didnt matter. We always had something to do to pass the time, and if we didnt we found something to do, like trying to catch turtles and frogs at queen e, going biking down steep hills at dangerous speeds for a kid, and just stupid stuff kids do all the time and none of it mattered. I think we have amazing memories as a kid to cope with the stress of the real world, of real life, of real people. My closest friends have all moved to different parts of vancouver and we are all seperated. It makes me think everyday that I was never really alone, cause they were always there, nights I couldnt sleep we would just chill on my porch till it got sunny or even just walk around for awhile trying to find some crazy stuff. Memories last forever and I believe that people in those memories, events that took place in the memories, will never fade and will always be there too. Memories bring everyone back together so maybe they do more than just help us with stressful times they keep people together. I've begun to find aspects of life that are so simple to be far more complex than they appear...maybe thats how they're supposed to be, or maybe i'm just looking at it too closely. Everyday is a gift and we are all free to open and unravel to find the true mystery inside each day.