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Originally Posted by Open Eyes
What you shared reminded me of the movie "Saint Elmos Fire". These individuals had this place they used to hang out together. They all experienced different life challenges and experienced different moments of friendship and letdowns. Then they all grew from these experiences and got to a point where they were all going their own ways. They looked at this hangout and realized, they all changed and there were now new individuals using this "hangout". That's when they realized they had all outgrown their hangout.
Sometimes a person tries to recapture that, but it's not something that can be recaptured. Instead it's time to move forward and find new experiences and grow as a person.
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Oh that is pretty cool. Thanks for sharing. Yes, I totally agree. When I go up there to visit, I am usually there waiting to be picked up by a friend and that area, whether it's on campus or a theater just across the street, is the most convenient place. But as you said, it isn't the same when you go back to those old hang out places or old stomping grounds. The college campus is still the same other than some small renovations here and there, the surrounding area is the same, although some parts has been developed over the years, but the people are obviously different.
And like I said, once my friend moves away in May or June, whether it's to Atlanta or closer to my house, I have no reason to go back to where I used to go to college. You can look back at the memories fondly, but you can't recapture those old times no matter what. In a way, sometimes seeing things, like renovations taking place, can actually help with moving on in a way because you're not looking at something that is identical and making the memories more powerful. You are looking at something different and just simply remembering how it used to be and how things used to look. It makes it easier to move on if that makes sense. Sorry if that sounds confusing.