Isabelle Allende (adapted)
This is such lovely way of thinking about the value of our alphabet and of our ability to combine letters and to make words.
In the most rudimentary way I combine alphabet letters each and every day by writing lists - to help me 'outwit the loss of memory'. If I write it down I have half a chance of remembering.
I like her use of safeguard - the idea that by writing things down, recording them, we are taking care of events, protecting things such that they can be remembered or known by others; not simply remembered by ourselves.
The fleeting fragments oft the day is just such a lovely turn of phrase for the many moments we live, share and experience in a day. Some are large and impactful, but some are small but beautiful, and fleeting.
and how wonderful is it that we can hold images along with words in our blogs ... memory keepers
ReplyDeleteSo true! My lists help, but oh my goodness the blog is such a rich resource for me - I often want to check something or when something happened and the blog nearly always delivers...
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