“We use events to find dates, not dates to find events.”
– Ya-sheikh (Sahara, 2005)
Numbers can only take you so far, ’tis true. It is the events of our life that first come to mind before dates and ages are recalled. They help to carve our linear existance into stages. How we react to those events – I believe – defines us… although our reactions may differ as we travel and grow through our various and unique stages of lives.
You’re not the same person you were 5 years ago, are you? What event shaped your journey to this place and time in your personal history? It’s the event, not the date that mattered, isn’t it?
Thanks, Ya-sheikh for starting the train of thought.
Cheers,
Deb