As years go by

“How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d.”

[Lines from Alexander Pope’s poem, Eloisa to Abélard. These lines were also quoted in Michel Gondry’s film, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.]

As years go by, I am filled with memories of the years gone past. Some are happy; some are not so. Sometimes I wish I could erase a few unpleasant memories from my mind... in the hope that life will be happier then. Then, I remind myself of Michel Gondry’s wonderfully tragic film, ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ and...