Though not so often, there are those days in which something suddenly comes to your mind. For me, these are usually momentary flashbacks or small fragments of my past memories and experiences. And one of those memories is rather short but not to say short-lived. And although I find it hard referring to it as a 'life-changing' experience, it is indeed one of those memories that is deeply imprinted in my mind and means a lot to me.
Back then, the 9-year-old me was in Seoul, since my family moved around quite a lot of places. The late-spring sun was glittering like sprinkles of gold, with the family tent set up on the soft grass that overlooked the Han River along with some other tents scattered here and there with people laughing and enjoying their spring excursions. While dozing off comfortably in the tent, I woke up to the tune of relaxing, yet upbeat song coming from somewhere outside. Instinctively, I went out of the tent and danced to the song, with my arms swinging and my toes stepping to the rhythm. I remember my mom laughing at my dance moves, and my little sister, 4 at that time, giggling with handfuls of grass tugging at her tiny hands. As it was late spring, the flowers were in full bloom, with the not too intense heat, and I can still faintly draw out an image of my younger, inner self dancing to a spring song, completely immersed in the seemingly never-ending, unfathomable spring of 2012.
To be honest, I`m not exactly sure why this certain moment of my youth has been popping up randomly in my mind for all these years. But, I guess this is one of my childhood memories that I most cherish, on a lovely day with my energetic parents and my small, carefree baby sister. And come to think of it, I think I was perhaps the most happiest in my past years of living in Gyeonggi-do and Seoul, where I spent most of my childhood before coming back to Daegu.
If given the chance, I would most willingly love to keep this memory in a secret archive at the bottom of my heart for eternity, like it had always been.
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What a peaceful moment you had with your family! I really love the way you described the scenery of that day, and I hope you will keep your lovely memory of your childhood for a long, long time:)
ReplyDeleteAww what a lovely story!! It reminds me of my childhood, which was quite peaceful and happy days just like yours.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely moment! I think memories of childhood with family are always precious and valuable.
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